What is CVE-2016-8521?

CVE-2016-8521 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Diagnostics, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-02-15.

How severe is CVE-2016-8521?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Diagnostics

CVE-2016-8521

A Remote click jacking vulnerability in HPE Diagnostics version 9.24 IP1, 9.26 , 9.26IP1 was found.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2018-02-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.036 (89.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.036 · newest: 0.036 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Diagnostics — versions 9.24 IP1, 9.26 , 9.26IP1
HP Diagnostics — versions 9.24, 9.26

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display (Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037602 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/95427 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8521?: CVE-2016-8521 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Diagnostics, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2016-8521?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.