CVE-2016-9166 describes a vulnerability in NetIQ eDirectory versions prior to 9.0.2 where communication security could be downgraded, potentially compromising data integrity. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is network-exploitable with low attack complexity, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to achieve high impact on integrity without user interaction. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not currently a high-profile threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:netiq_edirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:netiq_edirectory:9.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:netiq_edirectory:9.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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.