CVE-2016-8588
The hotfix_upload.cgi in Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance 2.6.1062r1 and earlier allows...
The hotfix_upload.cgi in Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance 2.6.1062r1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the file name of an uploaded file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The hotfix_upload.cgi in Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance 2.6.1062r1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the file name of an uploaded file.
- Record
CVE-2016-8588- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The hotfix_upload.cgi in Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance 2.6.1062r1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the file name of an uploaded file.
- Record
CVE-2016-8588- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-9435 No score
The hotfix_upload.cgi in Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance 2.6.1062r1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the file name of an uploaded file.
- Record
EUVD-2016-9435- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v6vc-vm6m-wvhp
The hotfix_upload.cgi in Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance 2.6.1062r1 and earlier allows...
The hotfix_upload.cgi in Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance 2.6.1062r1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the file name of an uploaded file.
- Record
GHSA-v6vc-vm6m-wvhp- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-8588 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Trendmicro Threat Discovery Appliance, published April 28, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.22%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.