CVE-2016-0852 describes a vulnerability in Advantech WebAccess versions prior to 8.1, allowing remote attackers to bypass administrative requirements and gain unauthorized file or folder access. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, potentially leading to a complete compromise of confidentiality. While there is no known public exploit code or active exploitation, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating its potential impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:advantech:webaccess:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.