CVE-2016-7955

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

6.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 93.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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

2017-03-15 16:00Z9 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 02:13Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2016-09-09

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-264

Data version

5.1

Document digest

e1c716e3b2d76c355efffcbe87c93c2d96cf2e1ae2a2ef5a5dbce1c9a55aa29b

• www.securityfocus.com20170306 CVE-2016-7955 - Alienvault OSSIM/USM Authentication Bypasshttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540224/100/0/threadedmailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
• www.zerodayinitiative.comhttp://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-517/x_refsource_MISC
• www.alienvault.comhttps://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/7765/alienvault-v5-3-1-hotfixx_refsource_CONFIRM