CVE•Published 2017-02-21•Modified 2026-05-13•1 article on news•3 live references•NVD data
CVE-2016-9269Trendmicro · Interscan_web_security_virtual_appliance
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.9
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Remote Command Execution in com.trend.iwss.gui.servlet.ManagePatches in Trend Micro Interscan Web Security Virtual Appliance (IWSVA) version 6.5-SP2_Build_Linux_1707 and earlier allows authenticated, remote users with least privileges to run arbitrary commands on the system as root via Patch Update functionality. This was resolved in Version 6.5 CP 1737.
Timeline
Published 2017-02-21
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-2016-9269Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Trendmicro Interscan Web Security Virtual Appliance"All exposed Trendmicro Interscan Web Security Virtual Appliance instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Interscan Web Security Virtual Appliance"HTTP body or banner mentions "Interscan Web Security Virtual Appliance" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2016-9269Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2016-9269Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2016-9269Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2016-9269GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2016-9269" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2016-9269 on GitHub.