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CVE-2016-2141

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 4.7% (pctl 92)

In your normal cycle

Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.

Description

It was found that JGroups did not require necessary headers for encrypt and auth protocols from new nodes joining the cluster. An attacker could use this flaw to bypass security restrictions, and use this vulnerability to send and receive messages within the cluster, leading to information disclosure, message spoofing, or further possible attacks.

Scoring

CVSS9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS4.7% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs
On CISA KEVno
Public exploitnone known
Published2016-06-30
Last modified2026-06-17

Affected (3)

VendorProduct
redhatenterprise linux
redhatjboss enterprise application platform
redhatjgroups

References

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