How severe is CVE-2016-7836?

CVE-2016-7836 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). EPSS estimates a 19.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE-2016-7836: SKYSEA Client View Improper Authentication

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

SKYSEA Client View Improper Authentication Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV

2025-10-14

Remediation due

2025-11-04

Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA notes
https://www.skyseaclientview.net/news/161221/ ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7836

Description

SKYSEA Client View Ver.11.221.03 and earlier allows remote code execution via a flaw in processing authentication on the TCP connection with the management console program.

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CISA9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC · CISA-ADP

Exploitationactive

Automatableyes

Technical impacttotal

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
Sky Co., LTD.	SKYSEA Client View	Ver.11.221.03 and earlier

References

4 Links

Third-party advisories

JVN#84995847

Vulnerability databases

95062

Other references

Record Details

Published

2017-06-09

Last updated

2025-10-21

Assigner (CNA)

jpcert

Credited to

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