CVE-2016-15055
JVC VN-T IP-Camera Directory Traversal via check.cgi
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
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- VulnCheck
Description
JVC VN-T IP-camera models firmware versions up to 2016-08-22 (confirmed on the VN-T216VPRU model) contain a directory traversal vulnerability in the checkcgi endpoint that accepts a user-controlled file parameter. An unauthenticated remote attacker can leverage this vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the device.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulnCheckCNA (assigner) | 4.0 | High8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 4.0 | High8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/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)
- 1.0% · top 37% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
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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
JVC (JVCKENWOOD) · IP-Camera (VN-T216VPRU)
- affected < 2016-08-22
What to do
Solution: The VN-T216VPRU product page has been archived and appears to no longer be supported by the vendor. Additionally, all VN-T series cameras appear to share the same firmware.
References (4)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40282 (opens in a new tab)exploit
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170713051843/http://www.black-rose.ml/2016/08/analyzing-security-cameras-products.html (opens in a new tab)technical-description
- http://pro.jvc.com/prof/attributes/tech_desc.jsp?model_id=MDL102145&feature_id=02 (opens in a new tab)product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/jvc-vnt-ip-camera-directory-traversal-via-check-cgi (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 .