CVE-2016-2141

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 30, 2016 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:43 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorJBoss Enterprise Application PlatformJgroupsEnterprise Linux

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%

Description

It was found that JGroups did not require necessary headers for encrypt and auth protocols from new nodes joining the cluster. An attacker could use this flaw to bypass security restrictions, and use this vulnerability to send and receive messages within the cluster, leading to information disclosure, message spoofing, or further possible attacks.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

redhat-enterprise-linux (environment)
v < 4.0
Affected range stops below 4.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versions

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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