CVE-2016-10395

In FlexNet Publisher versions before Luton SP1 (11.14.1.1) running FlexNet Publisher Licensing...

7.8 High

In FlexNet Publisher versions before Luton SP1 (11.14.1.1) running FlexNet Publisher Licensing Service on Windows platform, a boundary error related to a named pipe within the FlexNet Publisher Licensing Service can be exploited to cause an out-of-bounds memory read access and subsequently execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

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

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.40%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2016-10395
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-10395
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-1577 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-1577
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7937-g7xq-56g3 7.8

In FlexNet Publisher versions before Luton SP1 (11.14.1.1) running FlexNet Publisher Licensing...

Record: GHSA-7937-g7xq-56g3
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2016-10395 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Flexera Flexnet Publisher, published June 15, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.