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CVE-2016-15026

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-15026 is a problematic XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting 3breadt dd-plist versions prior to 1.18. This flaw allows for local manipulation, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability requires local access and low privileges, but no user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.18CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dd-plist_project:dd-plist:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.54%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
42.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0054 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 16,994 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 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 (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: com.googlecode.plist:dd-plistFixed in: 1.18

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-4jx2-hvqw-93j9high

dd-plist XML External Entitly vulnerability

Feb 20, 2023
redhatCVE-2016-15026Low

dd-plist: XXE attack

Feb 20, 2023

References

github.com / 3breadt/dd-plist/commit/8c954e8d9f6f6863729e50105a8abf3f87fff74c
Patch
github.com / 3breadt/dd-plist/pull/26
Issue TrackingPatch
github.com / 3breadt/dd-plist/releases/tag/dd-plist-1.18
Release Notes
vuldb.com
Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
vuldb.com
Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory