What is CVE-2016-8501?

CVE-2016-8501 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Yandex Browser, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-10-26.

How severe is CVE-2016-8501?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Yandex Browser

CVE-2016-8501

Security WiFi bypass in Yandex Browser from version 15.10 to 15.12 allows remote attacker to sniff traffic in open or WEP-protected wi-fi networks despite of special security mechanism is enabled.

Published 2016-10-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (69.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Yandex Browser — versions 15.10.2454.3845, 15.12.0.6151, 15.12.1.6475
Yandex Browser For Desktop Versions From 15.10 To 15.12 — versions Yandex Browser for desktop Versions from 15.10 to 15.12

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/93920 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
browser.yandex.com/security/changelogs/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8501?: CVE-2016-8501 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Yandex Browser, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-10-26.
How severe is CVE-2016-8501?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.