CVE-2016-6597

Sophos EAS Proxy before 6.2.0 for Sophos Mobile Control, when Lotus Traveler is enabled, allows...

8.6 High

Sophos EAS Proxy before 6.2.0 for Sophos Mobile Control, when Lotus Traveler is enabled, allows remote attackers to access arbitrary web-resources from the backend mail system via a request for the resource, aka an Open Reverse Proxy vulnerability.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

4.48%Up 3.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.6

Record: CVE-2016-6597
CVSS 3.0: 8.6 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-254
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-6597
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-7515 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-7515
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-866r-fqxj-hjhv 8.6

Sophos EAS Proxy before 6.2.0 for Sophos Mobile Control, when Lotus Traveler is enabled, allows...

Record: GHSA-866r-fqxj-hjhv
CVSS 3.0: 8.6 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

sophos mobile control eas proxy

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-6597 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Sophos Mobile Control Eas Proxy, published August 10, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.48%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.