{"id":"CVE-2016-10031","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-10031","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T22:05:12.123Z","title":"WampServer 3.0.6 installs two services called 'wampapache' and 'wampmysqld' with weak file permissions, running with SYSTEM privileges.","description":"WampServer 3.0.6 installs two services called 'wampapache' and 'wampmysqld' with weak file permissions, running with SYSTEM privileges. This could potentially allow an authorized but non-privileged local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the system. To properly exploit this vulnerability, the local attacker must insert an executable file called mysqld.exe or httpd.exe and replace the original files. The next time the service starts, the malicious file will get executed as SYSTEM. NOTE: the vendor disputes the relevance of this report, taking the position that a configuration in which \"'someone' (an attacker) is able to replace files on a PC\" is not \"the fault of WampServer.","published":"2016-12-27T07:59:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:38:55.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-264"],"affected":["wampserver/wampserver"],"epss":{"score":0.0115,"percentile":0.6667,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2016-12-26","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":40967,"kind":"exploit","title":"Wampserver 3.0.6 - Insecure File Permissions Privilege Escalation","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40967","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/40967.txt","file":"exploits/windows/local/40967.txt","published":"2016-12-26","added":"2016-12-26","updated":"2016-12-26","author":"Heliand Dema","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2016-10031"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.1%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://forum.wampserver.com/read.php?2%2C144473","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140279/Wampserver-3.0.6-Privilege-Escalation.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://sourceforge.net/p/wampserver/bugs/52/","tags":["Issue Tracking"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40967/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://forum.wampserver.com/read.php?2%2C144473","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140279/Wampserver-3.0.6-Privilege-Escalation.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://sourceforge.net/p/wampserver/bugs/52/","tags":["Issue Tracking"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40967/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10031","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}