CVE-2016-2398

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

0.61% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 46.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

2016-02-17 16:00Z10 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-09-16 17:23Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2016-02-17

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-254

Data version

5.1

Document digest

ce67e9ca48d94651e6b74aa5490c6981eed000ececf0bca74a70ad94656a624d

• www.wired.comhttp://www.wired.com/2016/01/xfinitys-security-system-flaws-open-homes-to-thieves/x_refsource_MISC
• community.rapid7.comhttps://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2016/01/05/r7-2015-23-comcast-xfinity-home-security-system-insecure-fail-openx_refsource_MISC
• www.kb.cert.orgVU#418072http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/418072third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN