Vulnerability · CVE-2016-15055
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
Published Nov 12, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 7, 2026 · JVC (JVCKENWOOD) IP-Camera (VN-T216VPRU)
Last checked Nov 2, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2016-15055. EPSS is 1.01%. Act only if a listed version of JVC (JVCKENWOOD) IP-Camera (VN-T216VPRU) is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.7
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 1.01%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- vendor JVC (JVCKENWOOD) IP-Camera (VN-T216VPRU) 0 <2016-08-22
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.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- vendor JVC (JVCKENWOOD) IP-Camera (VN-T216VPRU) 0 <2016-08-220 <2016-08-22
How to fix CVE-2016-15055
Upgrade
CVE-2016-15055 lists a fix boundary at 2016-08-22. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 0 <2016-08-22
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2016-15055. EPSS is 1.01%. Act only if a listed version of JVC (JVCKENWOOD) IP-Camera (VN-T216VPRU) is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with JVC (JVCKENWOOD) IP-Camera (VN-T216VPRU) 0 <2016-08-22 0 <2016-08-22. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 1.01%. There is no CISA KEV listing. 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.
Nov 12, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
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.
Apr 7, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
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.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2016-15055
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2016-15055
30-day exploitation probability 1.01%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2016-10799
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
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 2, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSNov 2, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 24, 2026
- EUVDOct 24, 2026