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CVE-2016-10213

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-10213 describes a vulnerability in A10 AX1030 and potentially other A10 Networks devices running software prior to version 2.7.2-P8. The flaw stems from the use of non-random GCM nonce generation, which can lead to nonce reuse within a session. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.9 (Medium), indicating that a remote attacker could exploit it with high attack complexity to obtain the authentication key and spoof data, similar to a "forbidden attack." There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:a10networks:advanced_core_operating_system:*:p7:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.9MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.06%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0206 is in the 65th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

github.com / nonce-disrespect/nonce-disrespect
a10networks.com / blog/cve-2016-0270-gcm-nonce-vulnerability
securityfocus.com / bid/96163