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CVE-2016-1587

The Snapweb interface before version 0.21.2 was exposing controls to install or remove snap...

7.1 High

The Snapweb interface before version 0.21.2 was exposing controls to install or remove snap packages without controlling the identity of the user, nor the origin of the connection. An attacker could have used the controls to remotely add a valid, but malicious, snap package, from the Store, potentially using system resources without permission from the legitimate administrator of the system.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Exploit likelihood

1.10%Up 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.1

The Snapweb interface before version 0.21.2 was exposing controls to install or remove snap packages without controlling the identity of the user, nor the origin of the connection. An attacker could have used the controls to remotely add a valid, but malicious, snap package, from the Store, potentially using system resources without permission from the legitimate administrator of the system.

Record
CVE-2016-1587
CVSS 3.0
7.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2682 7.1

The Snapweb interface before version 0.21.2 was exposing controls to install or remove snap packages without controlling the identity of the user, nor the origin of the connection. An attacker could have used the controls to remotely add a valid, but malicious, snap package, from the Store, potentially using system resources without permission from the legitimate administrator of the system.

Record
EUVD-2016-2682
CVSS 3.0
7.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7xcr-378w-qqg3 7.5

The Snapweb interface before version 0.21.2 was exposing controls to install or remove snap...

The Snapweb interface before version 0.21.2 was exposing controls to install or remove snap packages without controlling the identity of the user, nor the origin of the connection. An attacker could have used the controls to remotely add a valid, but malicious, snap package, from the Store, potentially using system resources without permission from the legitimate administrator of the system.

Record
GHSA-7xcr-378w-qqg3
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-284
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.1

The Snapweb interface before version 0.21.2 was exposing controls to install or remove snap packages without controlling the identity of the user, nor the origin of the connection. An attacker could have used the controls to remotely add a valid, but malicious, snap package, from the Store, potentially using system resources without permission from the legitimate administrator of the system.

Record
CVE-2016-1587
CVSS 3.0
7.1 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-284
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.5

The Snapweb interface before version 0.21.2 was exposing controls to install or remove snap packages without controlling the identity of the user, nor the origin of the connection. An attacker could have used the controls to remotely add a valid, but malicious, snap package, from the Store, potentially using system resources without permission from the legitimate administrator of the system.

Record
CVE-2016-1587
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliases, publishedEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-1587 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Snapweb, published April 22, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.10%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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