CVE-2016-10588 describes a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the nw.js installer, "nw," which affects nwjs nw products. The vulnerability arises because "nw" downloads zipped resources over unencrypted HTTP, allowing an attacker on the network to intercept and replace the legitimate zip file with a malicious binary. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.1) has a network attack vector and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
> 0.23.6-1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nwjs:nw:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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