CVE-2016-8591 describes a critical command injection vulnerability in Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance versions 2.6.1062r1 and earlier. Authenticated attackers can leverage shell metacharacters in the cache_id parameter of log_query.cgi to execute arbitrary code as the root user. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe risk of complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability). While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for remote root access makes this a significant concern for affected organizations.
| 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:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.