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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-7786 · published 7 April 2017

CVE-2016-7786: Sophos cyberoam cr25ing utm firmware permissions and access controls vulnerability

Sophos · Cyberoam Cr25ing Utm Firmware

Sophos Cyberoam UTM CR25iNG 10.6.3 MR-5 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via direct object reference, as demonstrated by a request for Licenseinformation.jsp. This is fixed in 10.6.5.

8.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 7.0% · top 6.1% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
8.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 9.0
7.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Sophos Cyberoam UTM CR25iNG 10.6.3 MR-5 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via direct object reference, as demonstrated by a request for Licenseinformation.jsp. This is fixed in 10.6.5.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://infosecninja.blogspot.in/2017/04/cve-2016-7786-sophos-cyberoam-utm.html Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44469/
https://infosecninja.blogspot.in/2017/04/cve-2016-7786-sophos-cyberoam-utm.html Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44469/

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-7786), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.