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CVE-2016-6266 json

ccca_ajaxhandler.php in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server 2.5 before build 2200, 2.6 before build 2106, and 3.0 before build 1330 allows…

published 9y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2016-7196

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.2%
EPSS 8.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

ccca_ajaxhandler.php in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server 2.5 before build 2200, 2.6 before build 2106, and 3.0 before build 1330 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) host or (2) apikey parameter in a register action, (3) enable parameter in a save_stting action, or (4) host or (5) apikey parameter in a test_connection action.

Patch / fix

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Exploit prediction

8.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • qkaiser.github.io https://qkaiser.github.io/pentesting/trendmicro/2016/08/08/trendmicro-sps/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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