CVE-2016-5840
hotfix_upload.cgi in Trend Micro Deep Discovery Inspector (DDI) 3.7, 3.8 SP1 (3.81), and 3.8 SP2 ...
hotfix_upload.cgi in Trend Micro Deep Discovery Inspector (DDI) 3.7, 3.8 SP1 (3.81), and 3.8 SP2 (3.82) allows remote administrators to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the filename parameter of the Content-Disposition header.
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
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
hotfix_upload.cgi in Trend Micro Deep Discovery Inspector (DDI) 3.7, 3.8 SP1 (3.81), and 3.8 SP2 (3.82) allows remote administrators to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the filename parameter of the Content-Disposition header.
- Record
CVE-2016-5840- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
hotfix_upload.cgi in Trend Micro Deep Discovery Inspector (DDI) 3.7, 3.8 SP1 (3.81), and 3.8 SP2 (3.82) allows remote administrators to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the filename parameter of the Content-Disposition header.
- Record
CVE-2016-5840- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-6775 No score
hotfix_upload.cgi in Trend Micro Deep Discovery Inspector (DDI) 3.7, 3.8 SP1 (3.81), and 3.8 SP2 (3.82) allows remote administrators to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the filename parameter of the Content-Disposition header.
- Record
EUVD-2016-6775- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v9gv-p869-cmw7
hotfix_upload.cgi in Trend Micro Deep Discovery Inspector (DDI) 3.7, 3.8 SP1 (3.81), and 3.8 SP2 ...
hotfix_upload.cgi in Trend Micro Deep Discovery Inspector (DDI) 3.7, 3.8 SP1 (3.81), and 3.8 SP2 (3.82) allows remote administrators to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the filename parameter of the Content-Disposition header.
- Record
GHSA-v9gv-p869-cmw7- CVSS 3.0
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Trend Micro Deep Discovery 3.7/3.8 SP1 (3.81)/3.8 SP2 (3.82) - 'hotfix_upload.cgi' Filename Remote Code Execution | 2016-07-29 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-5840 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Trend Micro Deep Discovery Inspector, published June 30, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.77%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.