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CVE-2016-6042

HIGH · CVSS 7.3 EPSS 2.62% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-02-01 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

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

Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2016-6042
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.3
EPSS
2.62%

Original NVD Description

IBM AppScan Enterprise Edition could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by improper handling of objects in memory. By persuading a victim to open specially-crafted content, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system in the same context as the victim.