CVE-2016-9166

HIGHNVD 7.57.5—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

7.5

NetIQ eDirectory versions prior to 9.0.2, under some circumstances, could be susceptible to downgrade of communication security.

CVSS v3: 7.5
EG Score: 7.5(medium)
EPSS: 46.9%
KEV: Not listed

Published

March 21, 2019

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

security@opentexthttps://www.netiq.com/documentation/edirectory-9/edirectory902_releasenotes/data/edirectory902_releasenotes.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.netiq.com/documentation/edirectory-9/edirectory902_releasenotes/data/edirectory902_releasenotes.html

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-264

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 18× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2016-9166?

CVE-2016-9166 is a high vulnerability published on March 21, 2019. NetIQ eDirectory versions prior to 9.0.2, under some circumstances, could be susceptible to downgrade of communication security.

When was CVE-2016-9166 disclosed?

CVE-2016-9166 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 21, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2016-9166 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-9166 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 46.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-9166?

CVE-2016-9166 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2016-9166?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2016-9166, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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