What is CVE-2016-10558?

CVE-2016-10558 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aerospike, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-05-29.

How severe is CVE-2016-10558?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Aerospike

CVE-2016-10558

aerospike is an Aerospike add-on module for Node.js. aerospike versions below 2.4.2 download binary resources over HTTP, which leaves the module vulnerable to MITM attacks. It may be possible to cause remote code execution (RCE) by swapping out the requested binary with an attacker controlled binary if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.

Published 2018-05-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (77.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Aerospike
HackerOne Aerospike Node Module — versions <2.4.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

nodesecurity.io/advisories/167 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10558?: CVE-2016-10558 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aerospike, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-05-29.
How severe is CVE-2016-10558?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.