Padding oracle flaw in CloudForms Management Engine (aka CFME) 5 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive cleartext information.
CVE-2016-3702
MEDIUMNVD 5.35.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-17. NVD baseline CVSS 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.3
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 5.3
- EG Score
- 5.3(medium)
- EPSS
- 65.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 21, 2017
Last Modified
May 13, 2026
References (2)
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1330179
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1330179
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2016-3702?
CVE-2016-3702 is a medium vulnerability published on April 21, 2017. Padding oracle flaw in CloudForms Management Engine (aka CFME) 5 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive cleartext information.
When was CVE-2016-3702 disclosed?
CVE-2016-3702 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 21, 2017, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2016-3702 actively exploited?
CVE-2016-3702 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 65.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-3702?
CVE-2016-3702 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2016-3702?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2016-3702, 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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