CVE-2016-7041

Drools Workbench contains a path traversal vulnerability. The vulnerability allows a remote,...

6.5 Medium

Drools Workbench contains a path traversal vulnerability. The vulnerability allows a remote, authenticated attacker to bypass the directory restrictions and retrieve arbitrary files from the affected host.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

3.96%Up 2.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.5

Record: CVE-2016-7041
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-7924 6.5

Record: EUVD-2016-7924
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h463-ph72-3qqf 6.5

Drools Workbench contains a path traversal vulnerability. The vulnerability allows a remote,...

Record: GHSA-h463-ph72-3qqf
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.5

Record: CVE-2016-7041
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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

In short

CVE-2016-7041 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Red Hat Drools Workbench, published September 10, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.96%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.