CVE-2016-2294

The AXM-NET module in Accuenergy Acuvim II NET Firmware 3.08 and Acuvim IIR NET Firmware 3.08 allows remote attackers to discover a cleartext mail-server password via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2016-04-21 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-2294 is rated Moderate Risk (56/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.52%). EPSS rose +1.10% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-2294

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.42% 1.52% +1.10%
2 2026-03-19 0.54% 0.42% -0.12%
3 2025-07-31 — 0.54% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-2294

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-2294

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-2294

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
accuenergy acuvim_ii_net_firmware <= 3.08 cpe:2.3:o:accuenergy:acuvim_ii_net_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accuenergy acuvim_iir_net_firmware <= 3.08 cpe:2.3:o:accuenergy:acuvim_iir_net_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-2294

URL Tags
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-105-02 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
cvelogic Threat Intelligence