CVE-2016-0916 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting EMC NetWorker versions 8.2.1.x, 8.2.2.x before 8.2.2.6, and 9.x before 9.0.0.6. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on a NetWorker instance by leveraging access to a different instance, indicating a severe security misconfiguration. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV entry, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, suggesting awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 8.2.1.0, <= 8.2.1.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.2.2.0, < 8.2.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.0.0.0, < 9.0.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.