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CVE-2016-5679

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 14.12% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-08-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 14.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.

Public Exploit Signal

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

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CVE
CVE-2016-5679
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
14.12%

Original NVD Description

cgi-bin/cgi_main in NUUO NVRmini 2 1.7.6 through 3.0.0 and NETGEAR ReadyNAS Surveillance 1.1.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the sn parameter to the transfer_license command.