CVE-2016-9639

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

2.60% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 84.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

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

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

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

2017-02-07 17:00Z9 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 02:59Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2016-11-25

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-284Improper Access ControlPillar

Data version

5.1

Document digest

0dd4678a479a236bd95dd5c31c8d3df97a4d3dec8e152239a879ea25ea663be2

• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20161125 CVE Request: salt confidentiality issuehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/25/2mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.securityfocus.com94553http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94553vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• docs.saltstack.comhttps://docs.saltstack.com/en/2015.8/ref/configuration/master.html#rotate-aes-keyx_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20161125 Re: CVE Request: salt confidentiality issuehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/25/3mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST