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CVE-2016-2216

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-2216 describes an HTTP response-splitting vulnerability in various versions of Node.js (0.10.x, 0.11.x, 0.12.x, 4.x, and 5.x) that allows remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.5) has a low attack complexity and can lead to integrity impacts, as attackers can inject UTF-8 encoded Unicode characters into HTTP headers. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.10.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.10.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.10.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.10.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.01%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0701 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 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

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2Fixed in: nodejs010-nodejs
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software CollectionsFixed in: nodejs010-nodejs

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-2216Moderate

nodejs: Response splitting vulnerability using Unicode characters

Feb 9, 2016

References

blog.safebreach.com / 2016/02/09/http-response-splitting-in-node-js-root-cause-analysis
info.safebreach.com / hubfs/Node-js-Response-Splitting.pdf
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177184.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177673.html
packetstormsecurity.com / files/135711/Node.js-HTTP-Response-Splitting.html
nodejs.org / en/blog/vulnerability/february-2016-security-releases
PatchVendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201612-43
securityfocus.com / bid/83141