{"cve":"CVE-2016-3699","nvd":{"published":"2016-10-07T14:59:03.897","modified":"2026-06-17T00:46:12.773","status":"Modified","description":"The Linux kernel, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 and when booted with UEFI Secure Boot enabled, allows local users to bypass intended Secure Boot restrictions and execute untrusted code by appending ACPI tables to the initrd.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.4},"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/4","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93114","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1329653"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel","redhat:enterprise_mrg","redhat:linux"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:40:10.783210791+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-3699","score":0.00498,"percentile":0.42675,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}