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CVE-2016-6829

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-6829 is a critical vulnerability affecting the Trove service user in Openstack deployments and Trove Barclamp within the Crowbar Framework. It stems from a default password, allowing remote attackers easy access to affected systems. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:barclamp-trove_project:barclamp-trove:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:crowbar-openstack_project:crowbar-openstack:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/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
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0241 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 36,829 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

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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
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susepatch availablevia nvd_reference
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References

github.com / crowbar/barclamp-trove/commit/932298f250365fed6963700870e52db3a7a32daa
Issue TrackingPatch
github.com / crowbar/crowbar-openstack/commit/208230bdfbcb19d062149d083b1a66b429516a69
Issue TrackingPatch
suse.com / security/cve//CVE-2016-6829.html
PatchVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/08/16/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/9
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/92476
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry