CVE-2016-4004
Directory traversal vulnerability in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) 8.2 allows...
Directory traversal vulnerability in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) 8.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in the file parameter to ViewFile.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Directory traversal vulnerability in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) 8.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in the file parameter to ViewFile.
- Record
CVE-2016-4004- CVSS 3.0
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) 8.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in the file parameter to ViewFile.
- Record
CVE-2016-4004- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5011 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) 8.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in the file parameter to ViewFile.
- Record
EUVD-2016-5011- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8j88-pw27-gh88
Directory traversal vulnerability in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) 8.2 allows...
Directory traversal vulnerability in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) 8.2 allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in the file parameter to ViewFile.
- Record
GHSA-8j88-pw27-gh88- CVSS 3.0
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Dell OpenManage Server Administrator 8.2 - (Authenticated) Directory Traversal | 2016-02-23 |
| PoC in GitHub | und3sc0n0c1d0/AFR-in-OMSA | 2022-11-30 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-4004 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Dell Openmanage Server Administrator, published April 12, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.52%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.