Is CVE-2016-10538 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-10538 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-10538?

CVE-2016-10538 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.5 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-10538?

CVE-2016-10538 has an EPSS score of 0.99% (58th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-10538

LOW

3.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The package `node-cli` before 1.0.0 insecurely uses the lock_file and log_file. Both of these are temporary, but it allows the starting user to overwrite any file they have access to.

CWE-22Path Traversal CWE-362Race Condition

How to fix

Remediation Available

cliNVD

Affected:< 1.0.0Fixed in:1.0.0CVE-2016-10538derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.99%probability of exploitation in 30 days

58thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 58% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit2

Third-Party Advisory1

bugs.debian.org

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.