{"id":"CVE-2016-1602","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-1602","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:44:25.770Z","title":"A code injection in the supportconfig data collection tool in supportutils in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 and 12-SP1 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 and 12-SP1 could be used by local attackers to execute code as the user running supportconfig…","description":"A code injection in the supportconfig data collection tool in supportutils in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 and 12-SP1 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 and 12-SP1 could be used by local attackers to execute code as the user running supportconfig (usually root).","published":"2017-03-23T06:59:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:42:14.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@opentext.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-94"],"affected":["suse/linux enterprise desktop","suse/linux enterprise server","suse/suse linux enterprise server"],"epss":{"score":0.00535,"percentile":0.44869,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2016-June/002096.html","source":"security@opentext.com"},{"url":"http://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2016-June/002096.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1602","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."}