What is CVE-2016-8214?

CVE-2016-8214 is a medium-severity vulnerability in EMC Avamar Data Store, classified under Permission Issues. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2017-01-25.

How severe is CVE-2016-8214?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in EMC Avamar Data Store

CVE-2016-8214

EMC Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) versions 7.3.0 and 7.3.1 contain a vulnerability that may allow malicious administrators to compromise Avamar servers.

Published 2017-01-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (30.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 30.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

EMC Avamar Data Store — versions 7.3.0, 7.3.1
EMC Avamar Virtual Edition — versions 7.3.0, 7.3.1
EMC Avamar Data Store (Ads) And Virtual Edition (Ave) Versions 7.3.0 7.3.1 — versions EMC Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) versions 7.3.0 and 7.3.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-275 — Permission Issues

References

www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540031/30/0/threaded (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/95719 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037667 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8214?: CVE-2016-8214 is a medium-severity vulnerability in EMC Avamar Data Store, classified under Permission Issues. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2017-01-25.
How severe is CVE-2016-8214?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.