How severe is CVE-2016-9269?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Trendmicro Interscan Web Security Virtual Appliance

CVE-2016-9269

Remote Command Execution in com.trend.iwss.gui.servlet.ManagePatches in Trend Micro Interscan Web Security Virtual Appliance (IWSVA) version 6.5-SP2_Build_Linux_1707 and earlier allows authenticated, remote users with least privileges to run arbitrary commands on the system as root via Patch Update functionality. This was resolved in Version 6.5 CP 1737.

EPSS: 0.134 (96.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Trendmicro Interscan_web_security_virtual_appliance
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9269?: CVE-2016-9269 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Trendmicro Interscan Web Security Virtual Appliance, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2017-02-21.
How severe is CVE-2016-9269?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.