CVE-2016-8781

MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-17. NVD baseline CVSS 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
6.5
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Huawei Secospace USG6300 with software V500R001C20 and V500R001C20SPC200PWE, Secospace USG6500 with software V500R001C20, Secospace USG6600 with software V500R001C20 and V500R001C20SPC200PWE allow remote attackers with specific permission to log in to a device and deliver a large number of unspecified commands to exhaust memory, causing a DoS condition.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(medium)
EPSS
65.9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 2, 2017

Last Modified

May 13, 2026

References (4)

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2016-8781?
CVE-2016-8781 is a medium vulnerability published on April 2, 2017. Huawei Secospace USG6300 with software V500R001C20 and V500R001C20SPC200PWE, Secospace USG6500 with software V500R001C20, Secospace USG6600 with software V500R001C20 and V500R001C20SPC200PWE allow remote attackers with specific permission to log in to a device and deliver a large number of…
When was CVE-2016-8781 disclosed?
CVE-2016-8781 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 2, 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-2016-8781 actively exploited?
CVE-2016-8781 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 65.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-8781?
CVE-2016-8781 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2016-8781?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2016-8781, 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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