CVE-2016-5402

A code injection flaw was found in the way capacity and utilization imported control files are...

8.8 HighFix available

A code injection flaw was found in the way capacity and utilization imported control files are processed. A remote, authenticated attacker with access to the capacity and utilization feature could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code as the user CFME runs as.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

5.93%Up 1.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.8

Record: CVE-2016-5402
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-6347 8.8

Record: EUVD-2016-6347
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6p9p-cwcr-3xj6 8.8

A code injection flaw was found in the way capacity and utilization imported control files are...

Record: GHSA-6p9p-cwcr-3xj6
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.8

Record: CVE-2016-5402
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 9.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2016:2839 8.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: CFME 5.6.3 security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Record: RHSA-2016:2839
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`cfme` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.6::el7	before 0:5.6.3.3-1.el7cf	0:5.6.3.3-1.el7cf
`cfme-appliance` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.6::el7	before 0:5.6.3.3-1.el7cf	0:5.6.3.3-1.el7cf
`cfme-appliance-debuginfo` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.6::el7	before 0:5.6.3.3-1.el7cf	0:5.6.3.3-1.el7cf
`cfme-debuginfo` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.6::el7	before 0:5.6.3.3-1.el7cf	0:5.6.3.3-1.el7cf
`cfme-gemset` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.6::el7	before 0:5.6.3.3-1.el7cf	0:5.6.3.3-1.el7cf
`freeipmi` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.6::el7	before 0:1.5.1-2.el7cf	0:1.5.1-2.el7cf
`freeipmi-bmc-watchdog` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.6::el7	before 0:1.5.1-2.el7cf	0:1.5.1-2.el7cf
`freeipmi-debuginfo` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.6::el7	before 0:1.5.1-2.el7cf	0:1.5.1-2.el7cf
`freeipmi-devel` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.6::el7	before 0:1.5.1-2.el7cf	0:1.5.1-2.el7cf
`freeipmi-ipmidetectd` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.6::el7	before 0:1.5.1-2.el7cf	0:1.5.1-2.el7cf
`freeipmi-ipmiseld` Red Hat:cloudforms_managementengine:5.6::el7	before 0:1.5.1-2.el7cf	0:1.5.1-2.el7cf

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, products	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-5402 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in [unknown] Cfme, published October 31, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.93%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in cfme 0:5.6.3.3-1.el7cf.

References

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