Is CVE-2016-8022 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-8022 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-8022?

CVE-2016-8022 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-8022?

CVE-2016-8022 has an EPSS score of 13.29% (96th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-8022

HIGHEPSS 96th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Authentication bypass by spoofing vulnerability in Intel Security VirusScan Enterprise Linux (VSEL) 2.0.3 (and earlier) allows remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted authentication cookie.

CWE-287Improper Authentication

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

13.29%probability of exploitation in 30 days

96thpercentile

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

References

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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.