Is CVE-2016-6651 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2016-6651 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2016-6651 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2016-6651 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-6651?

CVE-2016-6651 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2016-6651

CWE-264Published: September 30, 2016· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

8.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

The UAA /oauth/token endpoint in Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) before 243; UAA 2.x before 2.7.4.8, 3.x before 3.3.0.6, and 3.4.x before 3.4.5; UAA BOSH before 11.7 and 12.x before 12.6; Elastic Runtime before 1.6.40, 1.7.x before 1.7.21, and 1.8.x before 1.8.2; and Ops Manager 1.7.x before 1.7.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.1 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by leveraging possession of a token.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2016-6651 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.