Is CVE-2016-0904 being actively exploited?

CVE-2016-0904 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-0904?

CVE-2016-0904 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.6 (HIGH).

CVE-2016-0904

HIGH · CVSS 8.6EPSS 1.4%EU EUVD

Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) in EMC Avamar Server before 7.3.0-233 use the same encryption key across different customers' installations, which allows remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms and obtain sensitive client-server traffic information by leveraging knowledge of this key from another installation.

Key facts

CVSS score: 8.6 (v3.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Weakness (CWE): CWE-200
EPSS score: 1.4% (73th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2016-0915)
Published: September 21, 2016
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2016-0915 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 5, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

emc / avamar server

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

EMC Avamar® v7.2.1 - EMC Corporation - Common Criteria 383-4-347 - archived

References

http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Sep/31(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93026
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036844

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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