CVE-2016-3116

What it is

CRLF injection vulnerability in Dropbear SSH before 2016.72 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended shell-command restrictions via crafted X11 forwarding data.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

19.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2016-03-22 10:59 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 00:45 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 19.8% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 6.4 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published

2016-03-22 10:59 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 00:45 UTC

Exploit probability

19.8% · EPSS, next 30 days

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Dropbear Ssh Project Dropbear Ssh ≤ 2015.71

Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 6.4

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

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