CVE-2016-6267

high

Published 2017-01-30 · Modified 2026-05-13

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CVSS v3

8.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

9.8

Description

SnmpUtils in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server 2.5 before build 2200, 2.6 before build 2106, and 3.0 before build 1330 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) spare_Community, (2) spare_AllowGroupIP, or (3) spare_AllowGroupNetmask parameter to admin_notification.php.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

92%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Metasploit modules

exploit_linux/http/trendmicro_sps_exec rank 600

Trend Micro Smart Protection Server Exec Remote Code Injection

Source fetch failed: fetch_error — view the original via the link above.

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions
trendmicro	smart_protection_server	`2.5`
trendmicro	smart_protection_server	`2.6`
trendmicro	smart_protection_server	`3.0`

References

CWEs

CWE-20

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.