AUGUST 4, 2026
Live Feed
Back to database
Case File

CVE-2016-5725

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 EPSS 24.14% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-01-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

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

GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗
External Security References
packetstormsecurity.com ↗ exploit-db.com ↗

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

CVE
CVE-2016-5725
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.9
EPSS
24.14%
Windows

Original NVD Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in JCraft JSch before 0.1.54 on Windows, when the mode is ChannelSftp.OVERWRITE, allows remote SFTP servers to write to arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in a response to a recursive GET command.