What is CVE-2016-6899?

CVE-2016-6899 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Rh1288 V3 Server, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-09-07.

How severe is CVE-2016-6899?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Huawei Rh1288 V3 Server

CVE-2016-6899

The Intelligent Baseboard Management Controller (iBMC) in Huawei RH1288 V3 servers with software before V100R003C00SPC613, RH2288 V3 servers with software before V100R003C00SPC617, RH2288H V3 servers with software before V100R003C00SPC515, RH5885 V3 servers with software before V100R003C10SPC102, and XH620 V3, XH622 V3, and XH628 V3 servers with software before V100R003C00SPC610 might allow remote attackers to decrypt encrypted data and consequently obtain sensitive information by leveraging selection of an insecure SSL encryption algorithm.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Huawei Rh1288 V3 Server
Huawei Rh1288 V3 Server Firmware — versions v100r003c00
Huawei Rh2288h V3 Server
Huawei Rh2288h V3 Server Firmware — versions v100r003c00
Huawei Rh2288 V3 Server
Huawei Rh2288 V3 Server Firmware — versions v100r003c00
Huawei Rh5885 V3 Server
Huawei Rh5885 V3 Server Firmware — versions v100r003c01
Huawei Xh620 V3 Server
Huawei Xh620 V3 Server Firmware — versions v100r003c00

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/92623 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160824-02-server-en (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6899?: CVE-2016-6899 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Rh1288 V3 Server, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-09-07.
How severe is CVE-2016-6899?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.