No exploitation reported

CVE-2016-1279

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2016-09-09
WeaknessCWE-200 · CWE-287

Am I affected?

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Description

J-Web in Juniper Junos OS before 12.1X46-D45, 12.1X46-D50, 12.1X47 before 12.1X47-D35, 12.3 before 12.3R12, 12.3X48 before 12.3X48-D25, 13.3 before 13.3R10, 13.3R9 before 13.3R9-S1, 14.1 before 14.1R7, 14.1X53 before 14.1X53-D35, 14.2 before 14.2R6, 15.1 before 15.1A2 or 15.1F4, 15.1X49 before 15.1X49-D30, and 15.1R before 15.1R3 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information and consequently gain administrative privileges via unspecified vectors.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2016-09-0914:05CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

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CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2016-1279?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD

Juniper junos

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
12.1	≤ 12.1x46	no fix published	NVD
12.1	= 12.1x46	no fix published	NVD
12.1	= 12.1x47	no fix published	NVD
12.3	= 12.3	no fix published	NVD
12.3	= 12.3x48	no fix published	NVD
13.3	= 13.3	no fix published	NVD
14.1	= 14.1	no fix published	NVD
14.1	= 14.1x53	no fix published	NVD
14.2	= 14.2	no fix published	NVD
15.1	= 15.1	no fix published	NVD
15.1	= 15.1x49	no fix published	NVD

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

kb.juniper.netVendor Advisory

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

NVDCVSS 3.09.8read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.010read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-200, CWE-287read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.9 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2016-09-09
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1279?

Is CVE-2016-1279 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2016-1279 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.9% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-1279?

CVE-2016-1279 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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