What is CVE-2016-4497?

CVE-2016-4497 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Panasonic Fpwin Pro, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2016-05-12.

How severe is CVE-2016-4497?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Panasonic Fpwin Pro

CVE-2016-4497

Panasonic FPWIN Pro 5.x through 7.x before 7.130 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that leverage "type confusion."

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2016-05-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (45.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Panasonic Fpwin Pro

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-334/
ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-131-01 (US Government Resource)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/90523 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4497?: CVE-2016-4497 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Panasonic Fpwin Pro, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2016-05-12.
How severe is CVE-2016-4497?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.