{"id":"CVE-2016-8591","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-8591","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:06:25.334Z","title":"log_query.cgi in Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance 2.6.1062r1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code as the root user via shell metacharacters in the cache_id parameter.","description":"log_query.cgi in Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance 2.6.1062r1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code as the root user via shell metacharacters in the cache_id parameter.","published":"2017-04-28T19:59:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:54:34.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-264"],"affected":["trendmicro/threat discovery appliance"],"epss":{"score":0.06247,"percentile":0.93519,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.05199,"percentile":0.92136},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.06247,"percentile":0.93237}]},"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 (6.25%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142217/Trend-Micro-Threat-Discovery-Appliance-2.6.1062r1-log_query.cgi-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98343","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142217/Trend-Micro-Threat-Discovery-Appliance-2.6.1062r1-log_query.cgi-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98343","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8591","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."}