CVE-2016-7552
On the Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance 2.6.1062r1, directory traversal when processing a...
CVE-2016-7552 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Trendmicro Threat Discovery Appliance, published April 12, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 93.2%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
On the Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance 2.6.1062r1, directory traversal when processing a session_id cookie allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to delete arbitrary files as root. This can be used to bypass authentication or cause a DoS.
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
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
On the Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance 2.6.1062r1, directory traversal when processing a session_id cookie allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to delete arbitrary files as root. This can be used to bypass authentication or cause a DoS.
- Record
CVE-2016-7552- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
On the Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance 2.6.1062r1, directory traversal when processing a session_id cookie allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to delete arbitrary files as root. This can be used to bypass authentication or cause a DoS.
- Record
CVE-2016-7552- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-8405 No score
On the Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance 2.6.1062r1, directory traversal when processing a session_id cookie allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to delete arbitrary files as root. This can be used to bypass authentication or cause a DoS.
- Record
EUVD-2016-8405- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8qxh-5m22-wxhc
On the Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance 2.6.1062r1, directory traversal when processing a...
On the Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance 2.6.1062r1, directory traversal when processing a session_id cookie allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to delete arbitrary files as root. This can be used to bypass authentication or cause a DoS.
- Record
GHSA-8qxh-5m22-wxhc- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance admin_sys_time.cgi Remote Command Execution | 2017-04-10 |
| Nuclei | Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance 2.6.1062r1 - Authentication Bypass |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD |