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CVE-2016-2004: HPE Data Protector before 7.03_108, 8.x before 8.15, and 9.x before 9.06 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified…

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.0—Weaponized No fix recorded

Noroxi assessment

Priority: This week (action score 67/100)

A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit, Nuclei); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
Public proof-of-concept code exists (Exploit-DB); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 94.2% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.8% of all records.
Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window. Until a fix is released, restrict access to the affected component and follow the vendor's advisory.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

HPE Data Protector before 7.03_108, 8.x before 8.15, and 9.x before 9.06 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors related to lack of authentication. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2623.

Published: Apr 21, 2016
Updated: Jun 16, 2026
EPSS: 94.2% · 99th percentile
CWE: CWE-306

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This week

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.

CVSS: 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 28 / 30 · 94.2%

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Vendor	Product	CPE
hp	data protector	cpe:2.3:a:hp:data_protector

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

hp data protector7.0 and later · before 7.03_108
hp data protector8.0 and later · before 8.15
hp data protector9.0 and later · before 9.06

Same product

hp: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

CVE-2011-0923The client in HP Data Protector does not properly validate EXEC_CMD arguments, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Perl code…
64This week
CVE-2011-0922The client in HP Data Protector allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via an EXEC_SETUP command that references a UNC share…
59Plan
CVE-2017-5807A Remote Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability in HPE Data Protector version prior to 8.17 and 9.09 was found.
46Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

← EarlierCVE-2011-2399Aug 1, 2011 · Unspecified vulnerability in the Media Management Daemon (mmd) in HP Data Protector 6.11 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a…
32Monitor
← EarlierCVE-2014-5160Aug 1, 2014 · Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in crs.exe in the Cell Request Service in HP Data Protector allow remote attackers to create…
35Monitor
Later →CVE-2016-2005Apr 21, 2016 · HPE Data Protector before 7.03_108, 8.x before 8.15, and 9.x before 9.06 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified…
45Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

Metasploit module ×1
Exploit-DB entry ×2
Nuclei detection template ×1

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Public exploit evidence
Source	Kind	Date
Exploit-DB entry	remote	2016-05-26
Exploit-DB entry	remote	2016-05-31
Metasploit module	exploit/windows/misc/hp_dataprotector_encrypted_commsHP Data Protector Encrypted Communication Remote Command Executionexploit	2016-04-18
Nuclei detection template	Nuclei template CVE-2016-2004	—

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

MetasploitApr 18, 2016-3 d
PublishedApr 21, 2016
First PoCMay 26, 2016+35 d
TodayNov 14, 2026+3859 d

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Not on record for this CVE: patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
No account or password is required.
No user action is required.
No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality: high · data can be read
Integrity: high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability: high · the service can be disrupted

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: High
Availability impact: High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-306 · Missing Authentication for Critical Function

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Root cause

A function added for development or support ships to production without authentication. It often relies on the assumption that it is “only reachable from the internal network.”

The bug in code

The whole CWE-306 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

1// Added for the support team
2app.post("/maintenance/reset", resetDevice);

Fixed

1if (config.maintenanceEnabled) {
2  app.post(
3    "/maintenance/reset",
4    requireSession, requireRole("admin"), resetDevice
5  );
6}

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Attack patterns (CAPEC)

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log (0)

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/267328

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