CVE-2016-2008 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting HPE Data Protector versions prior to 7.03_108, 8.x before 8.15, and 9.x before 9.06. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the security community. The high FAUCET Risk Score of 96/100 further emphasizes its potential impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.