Vulnerability details

CVE-2026-116606

Barracuda Networks Barracuda Email Security Gateway

Authentication Bypass Allows Global Configuration Restore in Barracuda Email Security Gateway

CVSS 4.0
9.3Critical

Official description

An authentication bypass in Barracuda Email Security Gateway versions earlier than 9.4.0.030 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to invoke a configuration-import function and restore a crafted, compatible backup archive, resulting in unauthorized modification of the appliance’s global configuration.

Related news

CVSS scores

ScoreVersionSourceVector
9.3Critical 4.0 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (Mandiant) CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsSource
Barracuda Networks Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG) v < 9.4.0.030 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

2
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Details

Published
2026-11-02
Last updated
2026-11-03
State
Published
Assigner (CNA)
Mandiant
Kolun priority
33 · Low

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.6%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
75.9%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
  • 2026-11-091.6%
  • 2026-11-030.72%

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable
Yes
Exploitation
None
Technical impact
Total

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-288
    Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel