CVE-2016-10636 affects the grunt-ccompiler Grunt plugin, which insecurely downloads binary resources over HTTP. This vulnerability allows for Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attacks, enabling an attacker to swap legitimate binaries with malicious ones. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), the attack complexity is high, but successful exploitation could lead to remote code execution (RCE) with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:grunt-ccompiler_project:grunt-ccompiler:-:*:*:*:*: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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