Is CVE-2016-6648 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-6648 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-6648?

CVE-2016-6648 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-6648?

CVE-2016-6648 has an EPSS score of 0.42% (34th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2016-6648?

No published fix for CVE-2016-6648 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-6648

MEDIUM

4.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

EMC RecoverPoint versions before 4.4.1.1 and EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines versions before 5.0 are affected by sensitive information disclosure vulnerability as a result of incorrect permissions set on a sensitive system file. A malicious administrator with configuration privileges may access this sensitive system file and compromise the affected system.

CWE-275

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.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.42%probability of exploitation in 30 days

34thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 34% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory3

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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 2026-05-13.