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CVE-2016-10532

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-10532 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting console-io versions 2.2.13 and earlier, a module used for implementing web consoles. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the user running the console-io application, potentially leading to full system compromise if run as root. This vulnerability stems from the application's failure to configure socket.io for authentication. While rated 9.8 Critical on CVSSv3, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.2.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:console-io_project:console-io:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.37%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0237 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 36,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: console-ioFixed in: 2.3.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-q52j-4q2q-hcj6critical

Authentication Bypass in console-io

Feb 18, 2019

References

nodesecurity.io / advisories/90
Third Party Advisory