CVE-2016-1493

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

1.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 67.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2016-01-29 20:00Z10 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-05 22:55Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2016-01-04

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-345Insufficient Verification of Data AuthenticityClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

0fe85149b1933981e0d3e1d178657d6d7af291dd56485e3c45afac96692941b8

• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135314/Intel-Driver-Update-Utility-2.2.0.5-Man-In-The-Middle.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• www.coresecurity.comhttp://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/intel-driver-update-utility-mitmx_refsource_MISC
• security-center.intel.comhttps://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00048&languageid=en-frx_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.securityfocus.com20160119 [CORE-2016-0001] - Intel Driver Update Utility MiTMhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537327/100/0/threadedmailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
• seclists.org20160119 [CORE-2016-0001] - Intel Driver Update Utility MiTMhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/56mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC