Is CVE-2016-0923 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-0923 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-0923?

CVE-2016-0923 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-0923?

CVE-2016-0923 has an EPSS score of 1.60% (73th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-0923?

Upgrade bsafe to 4.1.5 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-0923

HIGHEPSS 73th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The client in EMC RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite (MES) 4.0.x before 4.0.9 and 4.1.x before 4.1.5 places the weakest algorithms first in a signature-algorithm list transmitted to a server, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging server behavior in which the first algorithm is used.

CWE-327

How to fix

Remediation Available

bsafeNVD

Affected:>= 4.1.0, < 4.1.5Fixed in:4.1.5CVE-2016-0923derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.60%probability of exploitation in 30 days

73rdpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 73% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory3

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.