CVE-2016-8529

Lefthand vulnerability

CVSS

7.6

EPSS

3.7%

EPSS pct

89th

Exploited

No known

A Remote Arbitrary Command Execution vulnerability in HPE StoreVirtual 4000 Storage and StoreVirtual VSA Software running LeftHand OS version v12.5 and earlier was found. The problem was resolved in LeftHand OS v12.6 or any subsequent version.

Affected vendor

Affected product

Lefthand

CVSS vector

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

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

Published

2018-02-15

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable from an adjacent network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality, low impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 89% of all scored CVEs.

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