CVE-2016-8521

A Remote click jacking vulnerability in HPE Diagnostics version 9.24 IP1, 9.26 , 9.26IP1 was found.

Published: 2018-02-15 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-8521 is rated Moderate Risk (59.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.76%). EPSS rose +2.59% 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-2016-8521

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 1.17% 3.76% +2.59%
2 2025-03-30 1.72% 1.17% -0.55%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.72% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-8521

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/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:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-8521

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-8521

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hp diagnostics 9.24 cpe:2.3:a:hp:diagnostics:9.24:ip1:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp diagnostics 9.26 cpe:2.3:a:hp:diagnostics:9.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp diagnostics 9.26 cpe:2.3:a:hp:diagnostics:9.26:ip1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-8521

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