CVE-2016-15047
AVTECH CloudSetup.cgi Authenticated Command Injection
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- Updated
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- VulnCheck
Description
AVTECH devices that include the CloudSetup.cgi management endpoint are vulnerable to authenticated OS command injection. The `exefile` parameter in CloudSetup.cgi is passed to the underlying system command execution without proper validation or whitelisting. An authenticated attacker who can invoke this endpoint can supply crafted input to execute arbitrary system commands as root. Successful exploitation grants full control of the device, and - depending on deployment and whether the device stores credentials or has network reachability to internal systems - may enable credential theft, lateral movement, or data exfiltration. The archived SEARCH-LAB disclosure implies that this vulnerability was remediated in early 2017, but AVTECH has not defined an affected version range.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulnCheckCNA (assigner) | 4.0 | High8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 4.0 | High8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.9% · top 9.8% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.7.
Weakness
Affected products
AVTECH SECURITY Corporation · IP Camera, NVR, and DVR Devices
- affected *
References (6)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20240810225729/https://www.search-lab.hu/advisories/126-AVTech-devices-multiple-vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)technical-description
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170420145806/http://www.search-lab.hu/media/vulnerability_matrix.txt (opens in a new tab)technical-description
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40500 (opens in a new tab)exploit
- https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/17/c/new-linux-malware-exploits-cgi-vulnerability.html (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
- https://www.sonicwall.com/blog/attackers-actively-targeting-vulnerable-avtech-devices (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/avtech-cloudsetup-cgi-auth-command-injection (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .