CVE-2016-2121

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A permissions flaw was found in redis, which sets weak permissions on certain files and directories that could potentially contain sensitive information. A local, unprivileged user could possibly use this flaw to access unauthorized system information.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-732CWE-264

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 31, 2018
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-2121: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix