Deserialization in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Network Automation

CVE-2016-8511

A Remote Code Execution vulnerability in HPE Network Automation using RPCServlet and Java Deserialization version v9.1x, v9.2x, v10.00, v10.00.01, v10.00.02, v10.10, v10.11, v10.11.01, v10.20 was found.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.153 (96.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8511?
CVE-2016-8511 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Network Automation, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2016-8511?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-8511 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.