Is CVE-2016-3974 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-3974 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-3974?

CVE-2016-3974 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-3974?

CVE-2016-3974 has an EPSS score of 15.06% (96th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2016-3974?

No published fix for CVE-2016-3974 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-3974

CRITICALEPSS 96th pctl

9.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in the Configuration Wizard in SAP NetWeaver Java AS 7.1 through 7.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, conduct SMB Relay attacks, or access arbitrary files via a crafted XML request to _tc~monitoring~webservice~web/ServerNodesWSService, aka SAP Security Note 2235994.

CWE-611XML External Entity (XXE)

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 ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

15.06%probability of exploitation in 30 days

96thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit3

Third-Party Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-611 (XML External Entity (XXE)) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-34102	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2019-9670	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-28219	Critical	9.8	97%	-	-
CVE-2024-22024	High	8.3	95%	-	-
CVE-2024-38653	High	7.5	92%	-	-
CVE-2017-12629	Critical	9.8	92%	-	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.