CVE-2016-8523
A Remote Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability in HPE Smart Storage Administrator version before...
A Remote Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability in HPE Smart Storage Administrator version before v2.60.18.0 was found.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A Remote Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability in HPE Smart Storage Administrator version before v2.60.18.0 was found.
- Record
CVE-2016-8523- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A Remote Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability in HPE Smart Storage Administrator version before v2.60.18.0 was found.
- Record
CVE-2016-8523- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-9371 No score
A Remote Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability in HPE Smart Storage Administrator version before v2.60.18.0 was found.
- Record
EUVD-2016-9371- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-65fv-3v96-h767
A Remote Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability in HPE Smart Storage Administrator version before...
A Remote Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability in HPE Smart Storage Administrator version before v2.60.18.0 was found.
- Record
GHSA-65fv-3v96-h767- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | HP Smart Storage Administrator 2.30.6.0 - Remote Command Injection (Metasploit) | 2017-02-10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-8523 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Smart Storage Administrator, published February 15, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.7%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.