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CVE-2016-9949

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 17.73% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-12-17 · 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-2016-9949
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
17.73%

Original Filing — NVD Description

An issue was discovered in Apport before 2.20.4. In apport/ui.py, Apport reads the CrashDB field and it then evaluates the field as Python code if it begins with a "{". This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Python code.