{
    "id": "CVE-2016-5725",
    "published": "2017-01-19 22:59:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:49:56",
    "cvss_score": "5.9",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
    "cwe": "CWE-22",
    "description": "Directory traversal vulnerability in JCraft JSch before 0.1.54 on Windows, when the mode is ChannelSftp.OVERWRITE, allows remote SFTP servers to write to arbitrary files via a ..\\ (dot dot backslash) in a response to a recursive GET command.",
    "epss_score": "0.24143",
    "epss_percentile": "0.97778",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:16",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "jcraft",
            "product": "jsch"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "40411",
            "title": "JCraft/JSch Java Secure Channel 0.1.53 - Recursive sftp-get Directory Traversal",
            "date": "2016-09-22",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40411"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138809/jsch-0.1.53-Path-Traversal.html",
        "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Sep/53",
        "http://www.jcraft.com/jsch/ChangeLog",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93100",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3115",
        "https://github.com/tintinweb/pub/tree/master/pocs/cve-2016-5725",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00017.html",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40411/",
        "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html",
        "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html",
        "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138809/jsch-0.1.53-Path-Traversal.html",
        "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Sep/53",
        "http://www.jcraft.com/jsch/ChangeLog",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93100",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3115",
        "https://github.com/tintinweb/pub/tree/master/pocs/cve-2016-5725",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00017.html",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40411/",
        "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html",
        "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html",
        "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html"
    ]
}