CVE-2016-9097

The Symantec Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG) 6.6 prior to 6.6.5.8, ProxySG 6.5 prior 6.5.10.6, ProxySG 6.6 prior to 6.6.5.8, and ProxySG 6.7 prior to 6.7.1.2 management consoles do not, under certain circumstances, correctly authorize administrator users. A malicious administrator with read-only access can exploit this vulnerability to access management console functionality that requires read-write access privileges.

Published: 2017-05-11 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-9097 is rated Moderate Risk (55.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.22%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-9097

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 1.74% 1.22% -0.51%
2 2025-03-29 1.22% 1.74% +0.51%
3 2025-03-17 — 1.22% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-9097

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.2 5.9 [email protected]
8.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.0 8.5 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-9097

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-9097

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
broadcom advanced_secure_gateway 6.6 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:advanced_secure_gateway:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom advanced_secure_gateway 6.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:advanced_secure_gateway:6.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom advanced_secure_gateway 6.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:advanced_secure_gateway:6.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom advanced_secure_gateway 6.6.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:advanced_secure_gateway:6.6.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom advanced_secure_gateway 6.6.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:advanced_secure_gateway:6.6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom symantec_proxysg 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_proxysg:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom symantec_proxysg 6.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_proxysg:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom symantec_proxysg 6.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_proxysg:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom symantec_proxysg 6.5.2.10 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_proxysg:6.5.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom symantec_proxysg 6.5.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_proxysg:6.5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom symantec_proxysg 6.5.5.7 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_proxysg:6.5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom symantec_proxysg 6.5.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_proxysg:6.5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom symantec_proxysg 6.5.7.6 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_proxysg:6.5.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom symantec_proxysg 6.5.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_proxysg:6.5.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom symantec_proxysg 6.5.9.8 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_proxysg:6.5.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom symantec_proxysg 6.5.9.10 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_proxysg:6.5.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom symantec_proxysg 6.5.9.14 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_proxysg:6.5.9.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom symantec_proxysg 6.6 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_proxysg:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom symantec_proxysg 6.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_proxysg:6.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom symantec_proxysg 6.6.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_proxysg:6.6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom symantec_proxysg 6.6.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_proxysg:6.6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom symantec_proxysg 6.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_proxysg:6.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom symantec_proxysg 6.6.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_proxysg:6.6.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom symantec_proxysg 6.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_proxysg:6.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom symantec_proxysg 6.6.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_proxysg:6.6.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom symantec_proxysg 6.6.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_proxysg:6.6.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom symantec_proxysg 6.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_proxysg:6.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom symantec_proxysg 6.7 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_proxysg:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom symantec_proxysg 6.7.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_proxysg:6.7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-9097

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