What is CVE-2016-8522?

CVE-2016-8522 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Diagnostics, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-02-15.

How severe is CVE-2016-8522?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Diagnostics

CVE-2016-8522

A cross-site scripting vulnerability in HPE Diagnostics version 9.24 IP1, 9.26 , 9.26IP1 was found.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (63.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · 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-79 — Cross-site Scripting

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-2016-8522?: CVE-2016-8522 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Diagnostics, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2016-8522?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.