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Vulnerability · CVE-2016-7836

SKYSEA Client View Improper Authentication Vulnerability

Published Jun 9, 2017 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · SKYSEA Client View

Patch now

CVE-2016-7836 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Nov 4, 2025. Confirm SKYSEA Client View against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
19.23%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe skygroup/skysea client view · vendor SKYSEA Client View

SKYSEA Client View contains an improper authentication vulnerability that allows remote code execution via a flaw in processing authentication on the TCP connection with the management console program.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe skygroup/skysea client viewversion unspecified
  • vendor SKYSEA Client Viewversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2016-7836

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2016-7836 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Nov 4, 2025. Confirm SKYSEA Client View against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-287: Improper Authentication. EPSS 19.23%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 9, 2017 · Catalog

    Detected

    SKYSEA Client View contains an improper authentication vulnerability that allows remote code execution via a flaw in processing authentication on the TCP connection with the management console program.

  2. Oct 14, 2025 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

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

  3. Nov 4, 2025 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

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

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    SKYSEA Client View contains an improper authentication vulnerability that allows remote code execution via a flaw in processing authentication on the TCP connection with the management console program.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2016-7836

    SKYSEA Client View contains an improper authentication vulnerability that allows remote code execution via a flaw in processing authentication on the TCP connection with the management console program.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2016-7836

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2016-7836

    30-day exploitation probability 19.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2016-7836

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2016-7836

    SKYSEA Client View contains an improper authentication vulnerability that allows remote code execution via a flaw in processing authentication on the TCP connection with the management console program.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.