Is CVE-2016-0905 being actively exploited?

CVE-2016-0905 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-0905?

CVE-2016-0905 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2016-0905

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.7EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) in EMC Avamar Server before 7.3.0-233 allow local users to obtain root privileges by leveraging admin access and entering a sudo command.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.7 (v3.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.4% (36th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2016-0916)
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-2016-0916 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/93032
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036844

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

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