{
    "id": "CVE-2018-16716",
    "published": "2019-05-02 20:29:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:44:42",
    "cvss_score": "9.1",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
    "cwe": "CWE-22",
    "description": "A path traversal vulnerability exists in viewcgi.c in the 2.0.7 through 2.2.26 legacy versions of the NCBI ToolBox, which may result in reading of arbitrary files (i.e., significant information disclosure) or file deletion via the nph-viewgif.cgi query string.",
    "epss_score": "0.08570",
    "epss_percentile": "0.94923",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-05 18:17:18",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.1), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "nih",
            "product": "ncbi_toolbox"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "https://github.com/grymer/CVE/blob/master/CVE-2018-16716.md",
        "https://github.com/grymer/CVE/blob/master/CVE-2018-16716.md"
    ]
}