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Vulnerability · CVE-2016-15047

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Published Mar 10, 2017 · catalog updated Mar 10, 2017 · AVTECH AVTECH IP Camera/NVR/DVR Devices

Patch now

CVE-2016-15047 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm AVTECH AVTECH IP Camera/NVR/DVR Devices against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
3.88%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor AVTECH AVTECH IP Camera/NVR/DVR Devices

AVTECH devices that include the CloudSetup.cgi management endpoint are vulnerable to authenticated OS command injection. The parameter in CloudSetup.cgi is passed to the underlying system command execution without proper validation or whitelisting. An authenticated attacker who can invoke this endpoint can supply crafted input to execute arbitrary system commands as root. Successful exploitation grants full control of the device, and - depending on deployment and whether the device stores credentials or has network reachability to internal systems - may enable credential theft, lateral movemen

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  • vendor AVTECH AVTECH IP Camera/NVR/DVR Devicesversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2016-15047

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2016-15047 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm AVTECH AVTECH IP Camera/NVR/DVR Devices against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 3.88%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 10, 2017 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    AVTECH devices that include the CloudSetup.cgi management endpoint are vulnerable to authenticated OS command injection. The parameter in CloudSetup.cgi is passed to the underlying system command execution without proper validation or whitelisting. An authenticated attacker who can invoke this endpoint can supply crafted input to execute arbitrary system commands as root. Successful exploitation g

  2. Mar 10, 2017 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2016-15047

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2016-15047

    30-day exploitation probability 3.9%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2016-15047

    AVTECH devices that include the CloudSetup.cgi management endpoint are vulnerable to authenticated OS command injection. The parameter in CloudSetup.cgi is passed to the underlying system command execution without proper validation or whitelisting. An authenticated attacker who c

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.