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CVE-2016-5840

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 7.77% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-06-30 · 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.

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CVE
CVE-2016-5840
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
7.77%

Original Filing — NVD Description

hotfix_upload.cgi in Trend Micro Deep Discovery Inspector (DDI) 3.7, 3.8 SP1 (3.81), and 3.8 SP2 (3.82) allows remote administrators to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the filename parameter of the Content-Disposition header.