CVE-2016-9315
Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in com.trend.iwss.gui.servlet.updateaccountadministration in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance (IWSVA) version 6.5-SP2_Build_Linux_1707 and earlier allows authenticated, remote users with least…
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A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 9.0%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in com.trend.iwss.gui.servlet.updateaccountadministration in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance (IWSVA) version 6.5-SP2_Build_Linux_1707 and earlier allows authenticated, remote users with least privileges to change Master Admin's password and/or add new admin accounts. This was resolved in Version 6.5 CP 1737.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 8.98% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 28 November 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- trendmicro/interscan web security virtual appliance
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 7.1% on 21 September 2026 to 9.0% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.