# CVE-2016-8214: Privilege escalation in EMC Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) versions 7.3.0 and 7.3.1

> Malicious administrators can compromise Avamar servers, leading to privilege escalation and potential code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Jan 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fg2r-6vr2-qmcx

## What is CVE-2016-8214?

CVE-2016-8214 is a medium-severity vulnerability in EMC Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) versions 7.3.0 and 7.3.1, published on 25 Jan 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

EMC Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) versions 7.3.0 and 7.3.1 contain a vulnerability that may allow malicious administrators to compromise Avamar servers.

Weakness: CWE-275

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8214?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Emc Avamar Data Store, Emc Avamar Virtual Edition.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-8214?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8214 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-8214 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8214 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in EMC Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) versions 7.3.0 and 7.3.1

- [CVE-2016-0909](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0909/): Other in EMC Avamar Data Store (ADS) versions 7.3.0 and older, Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) versions 7.3.0 and older (high 8.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-8214 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-8214 is a medium-severity vulnerability in EMC Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) versions 7.3.0 and 7.3.1, published on 25 Jan 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8214 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: EMC Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) versions 7.3.0 and 7.3.1. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8214/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8214/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8214
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8214
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-8214

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