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CVE-2016-0855

Directory traversal vulnerability in Advantech WebAccess before 8.1 allows remote attackers to...

7.5 High

Directory traversal vulnerability in Advantech WebAccess before 8.1 allows remote attackers to list arbitrary virtual-directory files via unspecified vectors.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

4.69%Up 3.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Directory traversal vulnerability in Advantech WebAccess before 8.1 allows remote attackers to list arbitrary virtual-directory files via unspecified vectors.

Record
CVE-2016-0855
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in Advantech WebAccess before 8.1 allows remote attackers to list arbitrary virtual-directory files via unspecified vectors.

Record
CVE-2016-0855
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-0866 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in Advantech WebAccess before 8.1 allows remote attackers to list arbitrary virtual-directory files via unspecified vectors.

Record
EUVD-2016-0866
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fq7g-2cr5-xrq6 7.5

Directory traversal vulnerability in Advantech WebAccess before 8.1 allows remote attackers to...

Directory traversal vulnerability in Advantech WebAccess before 8.1 allows remote attackers to list arbitrary virtual-directory files via unspecified vectors.

Record
GHSA-fq7g-2cr5-xrq6
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2016-0855 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Advantech Webaccess, published January 15, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.69%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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