Is CVE-2016-9885 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2016-9885 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2016-9885 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2016-9885 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-9885?

CVE-2016-9885 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

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CRITICAL

CVE-2016-9885

CWE-200Published: January 6, 2017· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

An issue was discovered in Pivotal GemFire for PCF 1.6.x versions prior to 1.6.5 and 1.7.x versions prior to 1.7.1. The gfsh (Geode Shell) endpoint, used by operators and application developers to connect to their cluster, is unauthenticated and publicly accessible. Because HTTPS communications are terminated at the gorouter, communications from the gorouter to GemFire clusters are unencrypted. An attacker could run any command available on gfsh and could cause denial of service, lost confidentiality of data, escalate privileges, or eavesdrop on other communications between the gorouter and the cluster.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2016-9885 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

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 9.8.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-200): Information exposure vulnerabilities leak sensitive data to unauthorized actors.