Is CVE-2016-7408 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-7408 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-7408?

CVE-2016-7408 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-7408?

CVE-2016-7408 has an EPSS score of 3.97% (89th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-7408?

Upgrade dropbear on debian 11 to 2016.74-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-7408

HIGHEPSS 89th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The dbclient in Dropbear SSH before 2016.74 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) -m or (2) -c argument.

CWE-284Improper Access Control

How to fix

Remediation Available

dropbearDebian

Fixed in:2016.74-1CVE-2016-7408

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

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

3.97%probability of exploitation in 30 days

89thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 89% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Third-Party Advisory2

Issue Tracking1

bugzilla.redhat.com

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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.