What is CVE-2016-2008?

CVE-2016-2008 is a critical-severity vulnerability in HP Data Protector. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-04-21.

How severe is CVE-2016-2008?

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

Vulnerability in HP Data Protector

CVE-2016-2008

HPE Data Protector before 7.03_108, 8.x before 8.15, and 9.x before 9.06 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Published 2016-04-21 · 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: 0.105 (95.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.105 · newest: 0.105 · change: 0.000

Affected products

HP Data Protector

References

h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay (Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035631 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2008?: CVE-2016-2008 is a critical-severity vulnerability in HP Data Protector. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-04-21.
How severe is CVE-2016-2008?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.