CVE-2016-7116 is a directory traversal vulnerability in QEMU's 9pfs component, affecting Debian Linux and QEMU, allowing local guest OS administrators to access host files outside the intended export path. With a CVSS score of 6.0 (Medium), it requires high privileges (PR:H) and has high confidentiality impact (C:H) due to potential unauthorized host file access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting low current threat activity.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.7.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
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