CVE-2016-10599 affects the node-sauce-connect project, a Node.js wrapper for Sauce Labs' SauceConnect.jar, which is used to establish secure tunnels for intranet testing. The vulnerability stems from the wrapper downloading binary resources over unencrypted HTTP, making it susceptible to Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attacks. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), this flaw allows for potential remote code execution (RCE) if an attacker can intercept the download and replace the legitimate binary with a malicious one. While the attack complexity is high, successful exploitation could lead to full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability). There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:node-sauce-connect_project:node-sauce-connect:*:*:*:*:*: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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