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CVE-2016-3180

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-3180 describes a critical man-in-the-middle vulnerability in Tor Browser Launcher versions prior to 0.2.4, affecting the tor_browser_launcher_project. This flaw allows attackers to bypass PGP signature verification during the initial run, leading to arbitrary code execution via a malicious tar file and a crafted signature. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (High), exploitation requires high attack complexity but can result in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:tor_browser_launcher_project:tor_browser_launcher:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.1HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.92%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0192 is in the 35th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisoryvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / micahflee/torbrowser-launcher/issues/229
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/96140
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry