AUGUST 4, 2026
Live Feed
Return to register
Case File

CVE-2016-1541

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 10.28% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-05-07 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗ github.com ↗

Note: these links are listed for security research and verification purposes only.

CVE
CVE-2016-1541
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
10.28%

Original Filing — NVD Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the zip_read_mac_metadata function in archive_read_support_format_zip.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted entry-size values in a ZIP archive.