Actively exploited

CVE-2016-7836 SKYSEA Client View Improper Authentication Vulnerability

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.

From the CISA KEV catalogue version 2026.11.06, with Cybergen analysis. Updated 6 Nov 2026.

Our Assessment

Should You Worry?

Patch nowCybergen assessment
  • CISA confirmed exploitation in the wild and added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 14 Oct 2025.
  • Rated Critical severity (CVSS 9.8, scored by CISA).
  • It has been in the catalogue for 388 days. Systems still unpatched now have almost certainly been scanned for it.
The Vulnerability

What It Is

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.

Affected Versions

ProductVersions
Sky Co., LTD. SKYSEA Client ViewVer.11.221.03 and earlier

From the public CVE record, as supplied by the vendor. Always confirm against the vendor advisory.

From Watch to Action

What To Do Now

  1. 1

    Find it

    Search your asset inventory and external attack surface for SKYSEA Client View. Include cloud images, appliances and anything a supplier runs for you.

    Attack Surface Management
  2. 2

    Fix it

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

    Vulnerability Management
  3. 3

    Hunt for compromise

    If an affected system was reachable before you patched, assume it may have been hit. Check logs, new accounts, web shells and outbound connections from the date of exposure.

    Incident Response
  4. 4

    Prove it is fixed

    Rescan or test the system after patching. Upgrades that fail silently and forgotten secondary instances are common.

    Penetration Testing
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