Is CVE-2016-1493 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-1493 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-1493?

CVE-2016-1493 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-1493?

CVE-2016-1493 has an EPSS score of 1.25% (66th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2016-1493?

No published fix for CVE-2016-1493 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-1493

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Intel Driver Update Utility before 2.4 retrieves driver updates in cleartext, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.

CWE-345

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.25%probability of exploitation in 30 days

66thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 66% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

security-center.intel.com

Other references4

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-345 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-38831	High	7.8	98%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2016-4553	High	8.6	80%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-4554	High	8.6	39%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-35719	Medium	6.8	26%	-	-
CVE-2022-26871	Critical	9.8	20%	KEV	-
CVE-2014-4936	High	9.3	17%	-	-

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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.