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Type Vulnerability

Bentley View · Auth bypass

SKYSEA Client View Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

1 sourceCVE-2016-7836

At a glance

Medium
7-day window, from the last update
ActiveConfirmed in-the-wild exploitation
Evidence-weighted, not popularity
Signal

Actively exploited in the wild — prioritise confirming exposure.

Why Medium

Medium rather than High: exposure is scored at a default because we cannot see your systems or suppliers. If you run or depend on SKYSEA Client View, treat it as High.

Briefing

There is no written leader briefing for this story yet. These questions come from the facts we hold.

Questions to ask IT

  • Do we run SKYSEA Client View, and which versions?
  • Is any of it reachable from the internet?
  • Have we checked whether it has already been used against us?
  • If it is not yet patched, what mitigation is in place, and will the fix be done by 11 Nov?

Next steps

  1. Confirm exposure, mitigation status and any service interruption risk.

Summary

  • 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.
  • CVE-2016-7836 is listed in known-exploited catalogue (exploitation in the wild)
  • CVE-2016-7836 has estimated attack likelihood 0.1938 (~19.4% estimated chance of exploitation in 30 days; 97.1th percentile) as of 2026-07-31 — probability signal, not confirmed exploitation
  • Authoritative catalogues report active exploitation of this vulnerability.

Why this matters in the UK

  • Known-exploited catalogue reports exploitation in the wild

Products and services involved

24 reports

Part of Multiple Improper Authentication and Access Control Vulnerabilities

All 24 reports in this story

Pulse

Last checked 32m ago · Next recheck 10 Nov 2026, 03:37 UK time · 2 quiet checks collapsed

Update
9 Nov 2026, 03:37 UK time · 32m ago

held at 19.4%; ranking metadata was updated.

Listed on the — prioritise confirming exposure and patching.

EscalationDe-escalationCritical / liveWhat these mean
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Sources

How we know

Statements extracted from sources. Higher confidence means stronger corroboration.

  • ConfirmedHeadline90% confidence

    SKYSEA Client View Improper Authentication Vulnerability

  • ConfirmedSummary fact75% confidence

    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. Affects SKYSEA Client View. Known ransomware campaign use: Unknown. 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.

  • ConfirmedCVE identifier95% confidence

    Event involves CVE-2016-7836

  • ConfirmedKnown-exploited catalogue98% confidence

    CVE-2016-7836 is listed in known-exploited catalogue (exploitation in the wild)

  • ConfirmedEstimated attack likelihood95% confidence

    CVE-2016-7836 has estimated attack likelihood 0.1938 (~19.4% estimated chance of exploitation in 30 days; 97.1th percentile) as of 2026-07-31 — probability signal, not confirmed exploitation