Is CVE-2016-20049 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-20049 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-20049?

CVE-2016-20049 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-20049?

CVE-2016-20049 has an EPSS score of 0.67% (47th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-20049

CRITICAL

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

JAD 1.5.8e-1kali1 and prior contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying oversized input that exceeds buffer boundaries. Attackers can craft malicious input strings exceeding 8150 bytes to overflow the stack, overwrite return addresses, and execute shellcode in the application context.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.67%probability of exploitation in 30 days

47thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 47% of all known CVEs.

References

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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 2026-04-22.