CVE-2016-15055

high

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.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/jvc-vnt-ip-camera-directory-traversal-via-check-cgi

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40282

https://web.archive.org/web/20170713051843/http://www.black-rose.ml/2016/08/analyzing-security-cameras-products.html

http://pro.jvc.com/prof/attributes/tech_desc.jsp?model_id=MDL102145&feature_id=02

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-11-12

Updated: 2025-11-14

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 8.7

Vector: 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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0097