What is CVE-2016-10732?

CVE-2016-10732 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Projectsend, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-10-29.

How severe is CVE-2016-10732?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-10732 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Projectsend

CVE-2016-10732

ProjectSend (formerly cFTP) r582 allows authentication bypass via a direct request for users.php, home.php, edit-file.php?file_id=1, or process-zip-download.php, or add_user_form_* parameters to users-add.php.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2018-10-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.019 (79.2th percentile), scored 2026-11-04.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Projectsend — versions 582

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/sandboxescape/ProjectSend-multiple-vulnerabilities/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10732?: CVE-2016-10732 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Projectsend, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-10-29.
How severe is CVE-2016-10732?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-10732 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.