{"id":"CVE-2016-6838","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-6838","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T19:47:01.497Z","title":"Huawei X6800 and XH620 V3 servers with software before V100R003C00SPC606, RH1288 V3 servers with software before V100R003C00SPC613, RH2288 V3 servers with software before V100R003C00SPC617, CH140 V3 and CH226 V3 servers with software before…","description":"Huawei X6800 and XH620 V3 servers with software before V100R003C00SPC606, RH1288 V3 servers with software before V100R003C00SPC613, RH2288 V3 servers with software before V100R003C00SPC617, CH140 V3 and CH226 V3 servers with software before V100R001C00SPC122, CH220 V3 servers with software before V100R001C00SPC201, and CH121 V3 and CH222 V3 servers with software before V100R001C00SPC202 might allow remote attackers to decrypt encrypted data and consequently obtain sensitive information by leveraging selection of an insecure SSH encryption algorithm.","published":"2016-09-07T19:28:16.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:51:52.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-200","CWE-310"],"affected":["huawei/rh1288 v3 server firmware","huawei/rh2288 v3 server firmware","huawei/x6800 v3 server firmware","huawei/xh620 v3 server firmware","huawei/ch121 v3 server firmware","huawei/ch140 v3 server firmware","huawei/ch220 v3 server firmware","huawei/ch222 v3 server firmware","huawei/ch226 v3 server firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.00967,"percentile":0.61622,"date":"2026-10-27","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 (0.97%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160817-02-server-en","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92503","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20160817-02-server-en","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92503","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6838","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."}