How severe is CVE-2016-1991?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microfocus Arcsight Enterprise Security Manager

CVE-2016-1991

HPE ArcSight ESM 5.x before 5.6, 6.0, 6.5.x before 6.5C SP1 Patch 2, and 6.8c before P1, and ArcSight ESM Express before 6.9.1, allows remote authenticated users to conduct unspecified "file download" attacks via unknown vectors.

EPSS: 0.016 (72.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microfocus Arcsight_enterprise_security_manager — versions 6.0, 6.5, 6.8
N/a — versions n/a

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1991?: CVE-2016-1991 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microfocus Arcsight Enterprise Security Manager. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2016-03-16.
How severe is CVE-2016-1991?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.