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CVE-2016-3976

87
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-3976 is a directory traversal vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS Java versions 7.1 through 7.5, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files using a "..\" sequence in the fileName parameter of the CrashFileDownloadServlet. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5 due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality. It is actively exploited in the wild, with public exploit code available on ExploitDB, and has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating its widespread recognition and potential for abuse.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 7.10, <= 7.50CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sap:netweaver_application_server_java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/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
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
46.61%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Nov 3, 2021
ExploitDB: EDB-39996 · Jun 21, 2016
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.4661 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 51,466 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
packetstormsecurity.com / files/137528/SAP-NetWeaver-AS-JAVA-7.5-Directory-Traversal.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/40
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
erpscan.io / advisories/erpscan-16-012
Third Party Advisory
erpscan.io / press-center/blog/sap-security-notes-march-2016-review
Third Party Advisory
launchpad.support.sap.com
Permissions Required
exploit-db.com / exploits/39996
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry