{"id":"CVE-2016-1315","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-1315","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:49:59.239Z","title":"The proxy engine in Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP), when used with Email Security Appliance (ESA) 9.5.0-201, 9.6.0-051, and 9.7.0-125, allows remote attackers to bypass intended content restrictions via a malformed e-mail message containing an…","description":"The proxy engine in Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP), when used with Email Security Appliance (ESA) 9.5.0-201, 9.6.0-051, and 9.7.0-125, allows remote attackers to bypass intended content restrictions via a malformed e-mail message containing an encoded file, aka Bug ID CSCux45338.","published":"2016-02-12T01:59:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:41:42.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@cisco.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-284"],"affected":["cisco/email security appliance firmeware"],"epss":{"score":0.01431,"percentile":0.72848,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160211-esaamp","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@cisco.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035008","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"psirt@cisco.com"},{"url":"http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160211-esaamp","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035008","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1315","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}