{"id":"CVE-2016-1493","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-1493","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:50:47.463Z","title":"Intel Driver Update Utility before 2.4 retrieves driver updates in cleartext, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.","description":"Intel Driver Update Utility before 2.4 retrieves driver updates in cleartext, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.","published":"2016-01-29T20:59:08.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:42:04.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-345"],"affected":["intel/driver update utility"],"epss":{"score":0.01248,"percentile":0.6916,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.25%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135314/Intel-Driver-Update-Utility-2.2.0.5-Man-In-The-Middle.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/56","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/intel-driver-update-utility-mitm","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537327/100/0/threaded","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00048&languageid=en-fr","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135314/Intel-Driver-Update-Utility-2.2.0.5-Man-In-The-Middle.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/56","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/intel-driver-update-utility-mitm","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537327/100/0/threaded","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00048&languageid=en-fr","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1493","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}