Is CVE-2016-7091 being actively exploited?

CVE-2016-7091 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-7091?

CVE-2016-7091 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2016-7091

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

sudo: It was discovered that the default sudo configuration on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and possibly other Linux implementations preserves the value of INPUTRC which could lead to information disclosure. A local user with sudo access to a restricted program that uses readline could use this flaw to read content from specially formatted files with elevated privileges provided by sudo.

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-200
EPSS score: 0.4% (33th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2016-7971)
Published: December 22, 2016
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2016-7971 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux desktop
redhat / enterprise linux hpc node
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux workstation

Certified products that may be affected

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 NSS Cryptographic Module - Red Hat, Inc. - FIPS 140 5513 - active
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Kernel Cryptographic API - Red Hat, LLC - FIPS 140 5461 - active
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Kernel Cryptographic API - Red Hat, Inc. - FIPS 140 5445 - active
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 libgcrypt - Red Hat, Inc. - FIPS 140 5366 - active
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Kernel Cryptographic API - Red Hat, Inc. - FIPS 140 5089 - active

See all 74 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92615(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-readline/2016-05/msg00009.html(Third Party Advisory)
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2593.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)

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

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