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CVE-2016-10243

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 7.15%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-05-02 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2016-10243
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
7.15%

Original NVD Description

TeX Live allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging inclusion of mpost in shell_escape_commands in the texmf.cnf config file.

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