CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-5662

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Accellion Kiteworks appliances before kw2016.03.00 use setuid-root permissions for /opt/bin/cli, allowing local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Risk Assessment

Local users may exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the appliances to version kw2016.03.00 or later to mitigate the vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Accellion Kiteworks appliances before kw2016.03.00 use setuid-root permissions for /opt/bin/cli, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS