CVE-2016-6840

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

0.89% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 57.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

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

2016-09-26 14:00Z9 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 01:43Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2016-08-18

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

7f7130a42a4d166bba1bf185c5a064d3898cae9d0269e2b546a662b8a28c8c77

• www.securityfocus.com92554http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92554vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138061/Huawei-ISM-Professional-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• www.huawei.comhttp://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160818-01-ism-enx_refsource_CONFIRM