CVE-2016-3976

Exploitation

Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-11-03. Federal remediation due 2022-05-03.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
• AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

46.61% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 98.7% 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:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. 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

2016-04-07 23:00Z10 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-10-21 23:55Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2016-04-07

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

32015be968a5881ee2fe20985f6c954fd5e3319675214e70c8c7315d1be6758c

• erpscan.iohttps://erpscan.io/press-center/blog/sap-security-notes-march-2016-review/x_refsource_MISC
• seclists.org20160618 [ERPSCAN-16-012] SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA - directory traversal vulnerabilityhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/40mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137528/SAP-NetWeaver-AS-JAVA-7.5-Directory-Traversal.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• erpscan.iohttps://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-16-012/x_refsource_MISC
• www.exploit-db.com39996https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39996/exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
• launchpad.support.sap.comhttps://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2234971x_refsource_MISC
• www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3976government-resource