CVE-2016-8523 is a remote arbitrary code execution vulnerability affecting HPE Smart Storage Administrator versions prior to 2.60.18.0. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely with low attack complexity, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on the KEV catalog, a Metasploit module for remote command injection exists on ExploitDB, indicating public exploit code availability. Despite this, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.60.18.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:smart_storage_administrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub 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 records are not available for this CVE.