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CVE-2016-1605

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1605 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the ReportViewServlet of NetIQ Sentinel 7.4.x before version 7.4.2. This flaw allows an authenticated remote attacker to read arbitrary files on the server by manipulating the 'fileType' field with a 'PREVIEW' value. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to high confidentiality impact. There is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netiq:sentinel:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netiq:sentinel:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.81%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0381 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 21,939 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

netiq.com / support/kb/doc.php
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-16-406