CVE-2026-116606 PUBLISHED

Authentication Bypass Allows Global Configuration Restore in Barracuda Email Security Gateway

Assigner: Mandiant
Reserved: 26.10.2026 Published: 02.11.2026 Updated: 03.11.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: 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
CVSS Score: 9.3

Product Status

Vendor Barracuda Networks
Product Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG)
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 9.4.0.030 (excl.)

References

Problem Types

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

Impacts

  • CAPEC-115 Authentication Bypass