CVE-2019-16662
An issue was discovered in rConfig 3.9.2. An attacker can directly execute system commands by...
An issue was discovered in rConfig 3.9.2. An attacker can directly execute system commands by sending a GET request to ajaxServerSettingsChk.php because the rootUname parameter is passed to the exec function without filtering, which can lead to command execution.
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
An issue was discovered in rConfig 3.9.2. An attacker can directly execute system commands by sending a GET request to ajaxServerSettingsChk.php because the rootUname parameter is passed to the exec function without filtering, which can lead to command execution.
- Record
CVE-2019-16662- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/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-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in rConfig 3.9.2. An attacker can directly execute system commands by sending a GET request to ajaxServerSettingsChk.php because the rootUname parameter is passed to the exec function without filtering, which can lead to command execution.
- Record
CVE-2019-16662- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-7227 No score
An issue was discovered in rConfig 3.9.2. An attacker can directly execute system commands by sending a GET request to ajaxServerSettingsChk.php because the rootUname parameter is passed to the exec function without filtering, which can lead to command execution.
- Record
EUVD-2019-7227- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qcxg-gw47-6c75
An issue was discovered in rConfig 3.9.2. An attacker can directly execute system commands by...
An issue was discovered in rConfig 3.9.2. An attacker can directly execute system commands by sending a GET request to ajaxServerSettingsChk.php because the rootUname parameter is passed to the exec function without filtering, which can lead to command execution.
- Record
GHSA-qcxg-gw47-6c75- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | rConfig 3.9.2 - Remote Code Execution | 2019-10-29 |
| Exploit-DB | rConfig - install Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2019-11-08 |
| Metasploit | rConfig install Command Execution | 2019-10-28 |
| Nuclei | rConfig 3.9.2 - Remote Code Execution | |
| PoC in GitHub | mhaskar/CVE-2019-16662 | 2019-11-10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-16662 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Rconfig, published October 28, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 97.7%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
gist.github.com/mhaskar/ceb65fa4ca57c3cdccc1edfe2390902e
drive.google.com/open?id=1OXI5cNuwWqc6y-7BgNCfYHgFPK2cpvnu
rconfig.com/download
shells.systems/rconfig-v3-9-2-authenticated-and-unauthenticated-rce-cve-2019-16663-and-cve-2019-16662
packetstormsecurity.com/files/154999/rConfig-3.9.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16662
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qcxg-gw47-6c75