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CVE-2016-10570

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-10570 affects pngcrush-installer versions below 1.8.10, which insecurely download binary resources over HTTP. This vulnerability allows for Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attacks, potentially leading to remote code execution (RCE) if an attacker can swap the legitimate binary with a malicious one. Rated 8.1 HIGH on the CVSS scale, it carries a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.8.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pngcrush-installer_project:pngcrush-installer:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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
1.72%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
75.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0172 is in the 33rd percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: pngcrush-installerFixed in: 1.8.10

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-g93h-75m9-3qq4high

pngcrush-installer downloads Resources over HTTP

Feb 18, 2019

References

nodesecurity.io / advisories/189
Third Party Advisory