CVE-2016-5662 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Accellion Kiteworks appliances before version kw2016.03.00. It stems from the /opt/bin/cli utility having setuid-root permissions, allowing a local attacker to gain root privileges through unspecified means. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability once local access is achieved. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= kw2016.03.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:accellion:kiteworks_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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