CVE-2016-5840 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 7.8% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
hotfix_upload.cgi in Trend Micro Deep Discovery Inspector (DDI) 3.7, 3.8 SP1 (3.81), and 3.8 SP2 (3.82) allows remote administrators to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the filename parameter of the Content-Disposition header.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 7.77% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-06-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| trend micro | deep discovery inspector |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Trend Micro Deep Discovery 3.7/3.8 SP1 (3.81)/3.8 SP2 (3.82) - 'hotfix_upload.cgi' Filename Remote Code Execution | 2016-07-29 |
References
- http://esupport.trendmicro.com/solution/en-US/1114281.aspx
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN55428526/index.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2016/JVNDB-2016-000103.html
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-373
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40180/
- http://esupport.trendmicro.com/solution/en-US/1114281.aspx
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN55428526/index.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2016/JVNDB-2016-000103.html
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-373
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40180/
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