What is CVE-2016-4401?

CVE-2016-4401 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-11-06.

How severe is CVE-2016-4401?

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

Is CVE-2016-4401 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass

CVE-2016-4401

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager before 6.5.7 and 6.6.x before 6.6.2 allows attackers to obtain database credentials.

EPSS: 0.014 (69.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Arubanetworks Clearpass
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4401?: CVE-2016-4401 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Arubanetworks Clearpass, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-11-06.
How severe is CVE-2016-4401?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-4401 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.