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CVE-2016-9412

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-9412 is a critical vulnerability affecting MyBB versions prior to 1.8.7 and MyBB Merge System prior to 1.8.7, stemming from low entropy in adminsid and sid values. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it allows unauthenticated attackers to achieve high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.8.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mybb:merge_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 1.8.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mybb:mybb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.17%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0217 is in the 70th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

blog.mybb.com / 2016/03/11/mybb-1-8-7-merge-system-1-8-7-release
PatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/11/10/8
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/11/18/1
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/94395
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry