What is CVE-2016-9568?

CVE-2016-9568 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Carbonblack Carbon Black, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-02-19.

How severe is CVE-2016-9568?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Carbonblack Carbon Black

CVE-2016-9568

A security design issue can allow an unprivileged user to interact with the Carbon Black Sensor and perform unauthorized actions.

Published 2018-02-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Carbonblack Carbon Black — versions 5.1.1.60603

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-254

References

labs.nettitude.com/blog/carbon-black-security-advisories-cve-2016-9570-cve-2016… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9568?: CVE-2016-9568 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Carbonblack Carbon Black, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-02-19.
How severe is CVE-2016-9568?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.