What is CVE-2016-1601?

CVE-2016-1601 is a critical-severity vulnerability in SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-04-26.

How severe is CVE-2016-1601?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop

CVE-2016-1601

yast2-users before 3.1.47, as used in SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP1, does not properly set empty password fields in /etc/shadow during an AutoYaST installation when the profile does not contain inst-sys users, which might allow attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

Published 2016-04-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.025 (84.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000

Affected products

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop — versions 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit — versions 12
SUSE Yast2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-255

References

bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00007.html (vendor-advisory)
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00051.html (vendor-advisory)
build.opensuse.org/request/show/388020

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1601?: CVE-2016-1601 is a critical-severity vulnerability in SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-04-26.
How severe is CVE-2016-1601?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.