Is CVE-2016-2397 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-2397 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-2397?

CVE-2016-2397 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2016-2397?

Patch guidance is available from sonicwall security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2016-2397.

Fix CVE-2016-2397 - CRITICAL sonicwall uma em5000 firmware

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2016-2397?

9 products: sonicwall uma em5000 firmware, sonicwall uma em5000 firmware, sonicwall uma em5000 firmware, sonicwall analyzer, sonicwall analyzer, and 4 more.

Description

The cliserver implementation in Dell SonicWALL GMS, Analyzer, and UMA EM5000 7.2, 8.0, and 8.1 before Hotfix 168056 allows remote attackers to deserialize and execute arbitrary Java code via crafted XML data.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-77 · Command Injection

Metadata

Primary Vendor: SONICWALL
Published: 2/17/2016
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

sonicwall : uma_em5000_firmwaresonicwall : uma_em5000_firmwaresonicwall : uma_em5000_firmwaresonicwall : analyzersonicwall : analyzersonicwall : analyzersonicwall : global_management_systemsonicwall : global_management_systemsonicwall : global_management_system

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD