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CVE-2018-16716

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.1 EPSS 8.57% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-05-02 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.1. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

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

GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2018-16716
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.1
EPSS
8.57%

Original NVD Description

A path traversal vulnerability exists in viewcgi.c in the 2.0.7 through 2.2.26 legacy versions of the NCBI ToolBox, which may result in reading of arbitrary files (i.e., significant information disclosure) or file deletion via the nph-viewgif.cgi query string.

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