CVE-2016-6277 (GCVE-0-2016-6277)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-12-14 16:00
Modified
2025-10-21 23:55
Severity ?
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a n/a Version: n/a
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2022-03-07

Due date: 2022-09-07

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6277

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