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$ cve CVE-2016-4004 JSON

CVE-2016-4004 EXPLOIT

4.9
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 8.9% (pctl 95)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) 8.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in the file parameter to ViewFile.

Scoring

CVSS4.9 (MEDIUM, v3.0)
VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS8.95% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-22
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2016-04-12
Last modified2026-06-17

Affected (1)

VendorProduct
dellopenmanage server administrator

Public exploits

References

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