What is CVE-2016-6898?

CVE-2016-6898 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei E9000 Chassis, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2016-09-07.

How severe is CVE-2016-6898?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Huawei E9000 Chassis

CVE-2016-6898

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Hyper Management Module (HMM) in Huawei E9000 rack servers with software before V100R001C00SPC296 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (web service outage) via a crafted XML document.

Published 2016-09-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 55.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Huawei E9000 Chassis

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/92620 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160824-01-e9000-en (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6898?: CVE-2016-6898 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei E9000 Chassis, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2016-09-07.
How severe is CVE-2016-6898?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.