Is CVE-2016-4983 being actively exploited?

CVE-2016-4983 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-4983?

CVE-2016-4983 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

CVE-2016-4983

LOW · CVSS 3.3EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

A postinstall script in the dovecot rpm allows local users to read the contents of newly created SSL/TLS key files.

Key facts

CVSS score: 3.3 (v3.1)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-732
EPSS score: 0.4% (32th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2016-5951)
Published: November 5, 2019
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2016-5951 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

dovecot / dovecot
opensuse / leap
opensuse / leap
opensuse / opensuse
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux

Certified products that may be affected

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module v4.0 with CPACF - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 2798 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module v4.0 - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 2742 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Libreswan Cryptographic Module v4.0 - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 2721 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux NSS Cryptographic Module v4.0 - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 2711 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux libgcrypt Cryptographic Module v4.0 [1] and Red Hat Enterprise Linux libgcrypt Cryptographic Module v5.0 [2] - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 2657 - historical

See all 14 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-11/msg00096.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346055(Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=984639(Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory)

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

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