Is CVE-2016-2140 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-2140 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-2140?

CVE-2016-2140 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-2140?

CVE-2016-2140 has an EPSS score of 2.09% (79th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2140?

Upgrade nova on debian 11 to 2:13.0.0-1 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-2140

MEDIUMEPSS 79th pctl

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The libvirt driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2015.1.4 (kilo) and 12.0.x before 12.0.3 (liberty), when using raw storage and use_cow_images is set to false, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted qcow2 header in an ephemeral or root disk.

CWE-200Information Exposure

How to fix

Remediation Available

novaDebian

Fixed in:2:13.0.0-1CVE-2016-2140

novaUbuntu

Fixed in:1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7USN-3449-1

python-novaUbuntu

Fixed in:1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7USN-3449-1

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 ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.09%probability of exploitation in 30 days

79thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 79% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

security.openstack.org

Third-Party Advisory3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-200 (Information Exposure) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-24919	High	8.6	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-14181	Medium	5.3	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-34429	Medium	5.3	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-11409	Medium	5.3	98%	-	-
CVE-2021-41277	Critical	10.0	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2016-2183	High	7.5	96%	-	Fix

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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.