CVE-2018-16796
HiScout GRC Suite before 3.1.5 allows Unrestricted Upload of Files with Dangerous Types.
HiScout GRC Suite before 3.1.5 allows Unrestricted Upload of Files with Dangerous Types.
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
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
HiScout GRC Suite before 3.1.5 allows Unrestricted Upload of Files with Dangerous Types.
- Record
CVE-2018-16796- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
HiScout GRC Suite before 3.1.5 allows Unrestricted Upload of Files with Dangerous Types.
- Record
CVE-2018-16796- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-8596 No score
HiScout GRC Suite before 3.1.5 allows Unrestricted Upload of Files with Dangerous Types.
- Record
EUVD-2018-8596- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c8rr-x7vh-vpqh
HiScout GRC Suite before 3.1.5 allows Unrestricted Upload of Files with Dangerous Types.
HiScout GRC Suite before 3.1.5 allows Unrestricted Upload of Files with Dangerous Types.
- Record
GHSA-c8rr-x7vh-vpqh- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- 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-2018-16796 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Hiscout Grc Suite, published September 13, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.55%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.