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CVE-2016-0957

60
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-0957 describes a critical vulnerability in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Dispatcher versions prior to 4.1.5, affecting AEM 5.6.1, 6.0.0, and 6.1.0, as well as products from Apple, Linux, and Microsoft. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass URL filtering rules due to improper implementation. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network without authentication or user interaction, potentially leading to high confidentiality impacts. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, its high EPSS score (0.9246) and FAUCET Risk Score (99/100) indicate a significant likelihood of exploitation, with Nuclei templates available for detection, and it has garnered community discussion and media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:dispatcher:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:experience_manager:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
50.71%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2016-0957 · Jul 26, 2021
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.5071 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

helpx.adobe.com / security/products/experience-manager/apsb16-05.html
PatchVendor Advisory