Is CVE-2016-6500 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-6500 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-6500?

CVE-2016-6500 has a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2016-6500?

Patch guidance is available from forgerock security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2016-6500.

Which products are affected by CVE-2016-6500?

1 product: forgerock racf connector.

Fix CVE-2016-6500 - HIGH forgerock racf connector

Description

Unspecified methods in the RACF Connector component before 1.1.1.0 in ForgeRock OpenIDM and OpenICF improperly call the SearchControls constructor with returnObjFlag set to true, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized Java object, aka LDAP entry poisoning.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: high
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation

Metadata

Primary Vendor: FORGEROCK
Published: 2/3/2017
Last Modified: 4/20/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2016-6500

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