Is CVE-2016-6648 being actively exploited?

CVE-2016-6648 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-6648?

CVE-2016-6648 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2016-6648

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

EMC RecoverPoint versions before 4.4.1.1 and EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines versions before 5.0 are affected by sensitive information disclosure vulnerability as a result of incorrect permissions set on a sensitive system file. A malicious administrator with configuration privileges may access this sensitive system file and compromise the affected system.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.4 (v3.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-275
EPSS score: 0.4% (35th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2016-7552)
Published: February 3, 2017
NVD last modified: July 10, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2016-7552 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

dell / recoverpoint for virtual machines
emc / recoverpoint

Certified products that may be affected

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

EMC RecoverPoint® 4.4 SP1 - EMC Corporation - Common Criteria 383-4-351 - archived

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540058/30/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95821(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037727(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

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

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