How severe is CVE-2016-1241?

CVE-2016-1241 has a CVSS score of 5.3/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2016-1241?

CVE-2016-1241 affects the following packages: trytond (PyPI), trytond (PyPI), trytond (PyPI), trytond (PyPI), trytond (PyPI). Ecosystems affected: PyPI.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1241?

Update trytond to 3.2.17 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2016-1241 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2016-1241 in my PyPI dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for trytond. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

How do I mitigate CVE-2016-1241 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

How does O3 Security protect against CVE-2016-1241?

O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2016-1241 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Is CVE-2016-1241 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2016-1241 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2016-1241?

CVE-2016-1241 is classified as Information Exposure (CWE-200). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

When was CVE-2016-1241 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2016-1241 was published on September 7, 2016 and was last updated on March 15, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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MEDIUM severity

CVE-2016-1241

MEDIUM

CVE-2016-1241 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.3) Information Exposure vulnerability in trytond. O3 Security confirms whether CVE-2016-1241 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.

Tryton allows users to read the hashed password

Also known asGHSA-52j9-v3jc-9xgcPYSEC-2016-12PYSEC-2016-40

Published

Sep 7, 2016

Updated

Mar 15, 2026

Affected

5 pkgs

Patched

5 / 5

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Mar 15, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Real-World Exposure

5 pkgs affected

🐍trytond🐍trytond🐍trytond🐍trytond🐍trytond

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects PyPI packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Tryton 3.x before 3.2.17, 3.4.x before 3.4.14, 3.6.x before 3.6.12, 3.8.x before 3.8.8, and 4.x before 4.0.4 allow remote authenticated users to discover user password hashes via unspecified vectors.

Affected Packages

5 total 5 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🐍PyPI	`trytond`	≥ 3.0.0&&< 3.2.17	3.2.17
🐍PyPI	`trytond`	≥ 3.4.0&&< 3.4.14	3.4.14
🐍PyPI	`trytond`	≥ 3.8.0&&< 3.8.8	3.8.8
🐍PyPI	`trytond`	≥ 3.6.0&&< 3.6.12	3.6.12
🐍PyPI	`trytond`	≥ 4.0.0&&< 4.0.4	4.0.4

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for trytond. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update trytond to 3.2.17 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2016-1241 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2016-1241 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to CVE-2016-1241. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Tryton 3.x before 3.2.17, 3.4.x before 3.4.14, 3.6.x before 3.6.12, 3.8.x before 3.8.8, and 4.x before 4.0.4 allow remote authenticated users to discover user password hashes via unspecified vectors.

O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

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