What is CVE-2016-7172?

CVE-2016-7172 is a high-severity vulnerability in NetApp Snap Creator Framework, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-12-21.

How severe is CVE-2016-7172?

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

Information disclosure in NetApp Snap Creator Framework

CVE-2016-7172

NetApp Snap Creator Framework before 4.3.1 discloses sensitive information which could be viewed by an unauthorized user.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2016-12-21 · 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: 0.017 (76.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

NetApp Snap Creator Framework

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/95069 (vdb-entry)
kb.netapp.com/support/s/article/NTAP-20161220-0001 (Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037530 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7172?: CVE-2016-7172 is a high-severity vulnerability in NetApp Snap Creator Framework, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-12-21.
How severe is CVE-2016-7172?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.