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Case File

CVE-2016-2337

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 6.20% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-01-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

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

Detected Signals
arbitrary code execution code execution

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CVE
CVE-2016-2337
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
6.20%

Original NVD Description

Type confusion exists in _cancel_eval Ruby's TclTkIp class method. Attacker passing different type of object than String as "retval" argument can cause arbitrary code execution.