What is CVE-2016-2288?

CVE-2016-2288 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cogentdatahub Cogent Datahub, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-03-29.

How severe is CVE-2016-2288?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cogentdatahub Cogent Datahub

CVE-2016-2288

Cogent DataHub before 7.3.10 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the user or guest role to modify a file.

Published 2016-03-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (70.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 70.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cogentdatahub Cogent Datahub

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39630/ (exploit)
ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-084-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2288?: CVE-2016-2288 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cogentdatahub Cogent Datahub, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-03-29.
How severe is CVE-2016-2288?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.