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CVE-2016-7116

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FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.0MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.5
Impact Score
4.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.60%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
45.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0060 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 3,720 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 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 (2)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: qemu-kvm
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: qemu-kvm-rhev

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-7116Low

Qemu: 9p: directory traversal flaw in 9p virtio backend

Aug 11, 2016

References

git.qemu.org
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.gnu.org / archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg03917.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.gnu.org / archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg04231.html
Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201609-01
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/08/30/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/08/30/3
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/92680
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry