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CVE-2016-2004

93
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-2004 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting HPE Data Protector versions before 7.03_108, 8.x before 8.15, and 9.x before 9.06, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability, a CVSS 9.8 Critical, has a low attack complexity and requires no user interaction, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Public exploit code is readily available, including Metasploit modules and ExploitDB entries, and it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, though it is not currently listed on the CISA KEV catalog.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 7.0, < 7.03_108CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hp:data_protector:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 8.0, < 8.15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hp:data_protector:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 9.0, < 9.06CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hp:data_protector:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
94.30%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: HP Data Protector Encrypted Communication Remote Command Execution · Apr 18, 2016
Nuclei: CVE-2016-2004 · Jul 25, 2021
ExploitDB: EDB-39874 · May 31, 2016
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.9430 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 36,821 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/137199/HP-Data-Protector-A.09.00-Command-Execution.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
packetstormsecurity.com / files/137341/HP-Data-Protector-Encrypted-Communication-Remote-Command-Execution.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
h20566.www2.hpe.com / portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay
Vendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/39858
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exploit-db.com / exploits/39874
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/267328
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
securitytracker.com / id/1035631
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry