Is CVE-2016-1659 being actively exploited?

CVE-2016-1659 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-1659?

CVE-2016-1659 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

CVE-2016-1659

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8EPSS 1.5%EU EUVD

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via unknown vectors.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.8 (v3.0)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS score: 1.5% (73th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2016-2754)
Published: April 18, 2016
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2016-2754 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 5, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
debian / debian linux
google / chrome
opensuse / leap
suse / linux enterprise

Certified products that may be affected

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

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 - NSS Cryptographic Module - SUSE, LLC - FIPS 140 3216 - historical

References

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

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