CVE-2016-0906 describes a critical vulnerability in the web-restore interface of EMC Avamar Data Store (ADS) and Avamar Virtual Edition (AVE) versions through 7.1.2 and 7.2.1. This flaw allows remote authenticated attackers to read or delete directories via a crafted Linux backup-restore operation. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, enabling high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emc:avamar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.