CVE-2016-8587 describes a critical vulnerability in Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance versions 2.6.1062r1 and earlier, where authenticated users can achieve arbitrary code execution. This is accomplished by uploading a specially crafted archive file containing a symlink to specific system directories. With a CVSS score of 7.3 (HIGH), the vulnerability has a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and requires low privileges, but user interaction is necessary for exploitation, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it has not been widely targeted.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.1062CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:threat_discovery_appliance:*:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.