What is CVE-2016-1573?

CVE-2016-1573 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ubports Unity8, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-04-22.

How severe is CVE-2016-1573?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in Ubports Unity8

CVE-2016-1573

Versions of Unity8 before 8.11+16.04.20160122-0ubuntu1 file plugins/Dash/CardCreator.js will execute any code found in place of a fallback image supplied by a scope.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published 2019-04-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (34.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ubports Unity8
Ubuntu Unity8 — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

bazaar.launchpad.net/~unity-team/unity8/stable/revision/2138 (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1573?: CVE-2016-1573 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ubports Unity8, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-04-22.
How severe is CVE-2016-1573?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.