What is CVE-2016-4899?

CVE-2016-4899 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Novastor Novabackup Datacenter, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-4899?

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

Improper input validation in Novastor Novabackup Datacenter

CVE-2016-4899

The datamover module in the Linux version of NovaBACKUP DataCenter before 09.06.03.0353 is vulnerable to remote command execution via unspecified attack vectors.

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

Published 2017-04-13 · 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: 0.056 (92.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.056 · newest: 0.056 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Novastor Novabackup Datacenter

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.viestintavirasto.fi/en/cybersecurity/vulnerabilities/2016/haavoittuvuus-201… (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4899?: CVE-2016-4899 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Novastor Novabackup Datacenter, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-4899?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.