What is CVE-2016-5302?

CVE-2016-5302 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Citrix Xenserver, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-06-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-5302?

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

Vulnerability in Citrix Xenserver

CVE-2016-5302

Citrix XenServer 7.0 before Hotfix XS70E003, when a deployment has been upgraded from an earlier release, might allow remote attackers on the management network to "compromise" a host by leveraging credentials for an Active Directory accou…

EPSS: 0.012 (79.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Citrix Xenserver
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
1036082 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5302?: CVE-2016-5302 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Citrix Xenserver, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-06-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-5302?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.