What is CVE-2016-8530?

CVE-2016-8530 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Imc Plat, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-02-15.

How severe is CVE-2016-8530?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Imc Plat

CVE-2016-8530

A remote denial of service vulnerability in HPE iMC PLAT version v7.2 E0403P06 and earlier was found. The problem was resolved in iMC PLAT 7.3 E0504 or subsequent version.

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

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.480 (98.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.480 · newest: 0.480 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Imc Plat — versions v7.2 E0403P06 and earlier
HP Intelligent Management Center — versions 7.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2017-09 (Third Party Advisory)
support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8530?: CVE-2016-8530 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Imc Plat, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2016-8530?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.