Is CVE-2016-2860 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-2860 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-2860?

CVE-2016-2860 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-2860?

CVE-2016-2860 has an EPSS score of 1.50% (71th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2860?

Upgrade openafs on debian 11 to 1.6.17-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-2860

MEDIUMEPSS 71th pctl

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The newEntry function in ptserver/ptprocs.c in OpenAFS before 1.6.17 allows remote authenticated users from foreign Kerberos realms to bypass intended access restrictions and create arbitrary groups as administrators by leveraging mishandling of the creator ID.

CWE-284Improper Access Control

How to fix

Remediation Available

openafsDebian

Fixed in:1.6.17-1CVE-2016-2860

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 RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.50%probability of exploitation in 30 days

71stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 71% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

openafs.org

Other references4

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-27350	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2019-1653	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-23752	Medium	5.3	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-29298	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-38205	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-27348	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	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.