CVE•Published 2017-01-30•Modified 2026-05-13•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2016-6269Trendmicro · Smart_protection_server
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.1
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server 2.5 before build 2200, 2.6 before build 2106, and 3.0 before build 1330 allow remote attackers to read and delete arbitrary files via the tmpfname parameter to (1) log_mgt_adhocquery_ajaxhandler.php, (2) log_mgt_ajaxhandler.php, (3) log_mgt_ajaxhandler.php or (4) tf parameter to wcs_bwlists_handler.php.
Timeline
Published 2017-01-30
Modified 2026-05-13
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2016-6269Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product + version
product:"Trendmicro Smart Protection Server" version:"2.5"Version-pinned fingerprint from NVD's first vulnerable CPE.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Smart Protection Server"HTTP body or banner mentions "Smart Protection Server" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2016-6269Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2016-6269Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2016-6269Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2016-6269GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2016-6269" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2016-6269 on GitHub.