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CVE-2016-8889

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-8889 describes a vulnerability in Bitcoin Knots versions 0.11.0.ljr20150711 through 0.13.0.knots20160814, where the debug console persistently stored sensitive information, including private keys and wallet passphrases, in its command history. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) has a local attack vector with low complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact if an attacker gains access to the affected system. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this flaw.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin_knots_project:bitcoin_knots:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin_knots_project:bitcoin_knots:0.11.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin_knots_project:bitcoin_knots:0.11.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin_knots_project:bitcoin_knots:0.11.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.11.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin_knots_project:bitcoin_knots:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.2MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.5
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.46%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
37.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0046 is in the 70th percentile among its peer group of 3,049 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

bitcointalk.org / index.php
MitigationThird Party Advisory
github.com / bitcoinknots/bitcoin/blob/v0.13.1.knots20161027/doc/release-notes.md
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/94235
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry