{"id":"CVE-2016-2288","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-2288","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:49:30.055Z","title":"Cogent DataHub before 7.3.10 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the user or guest role to modify a file.","description":"Cogent DataHub before 7.3.10 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the user or guest role to modify a file.","published":"2016-03-29T15:59:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:43:46.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov","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-264"],"affected":["cogentdatahub/cogent datahub"],"epss":{"score":0.01331,"percentile":0.70886,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2016-03-28","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":39630,"kind":"exploit","title":"Cogent Datahub 7.3.9 Gamma Script - Local Privilege Escalation","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39630","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/39630.g","file":"exploits/windows/local/39630.g","published":"2016-03-28","added":"2016-03-28","updated":"2016-03-28","author":"mr_me","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2016-2288"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.com/screenshots/idlt40000/poc-calc.png","referenceUrl":"https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-084-01"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.3%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-084-01","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39630/","source":"ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov"},{"url":"https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-084-01","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39630/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2288","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."}