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CVE-2016-6298

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 2.23% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-09-01 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2016-6298
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.3
EPSS
2.23%

Original NVD Description

The _Rsa15 class in the RSA 1.5 algorithm implementation in jwa.py in jwcrypto before 0.3.2 lacks the Random Filling protection mechanism, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain cleartext data via a Million Message Attack (MMA).