CVE-2016-1990 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges to execute arbitrary commands on HPE ArcSight ESM servers, requiring immediate patching.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-1990?
CVE-2016-1990 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Mar 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
HPE ArcSight ESM 5.x before 5.6, 6.0, 6.5.x before 6.5C SP1 Patch 2, and 6.8c before P1, and ArcSight ESM Express before 6.9.1, allows local users to gain privileges for command execution via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1990?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microfocus Arcsight Enterprise Security Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1990?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1990 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-1990 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1990 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2014-7885 Other in n/a
- CVE-2021-38124 Command injection in ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM).
- CVE-2016-1991 Path traversal in n/a
- CVE-2021-38126 Cross-site scripting in ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM)
- CVE-2021-38127 Cross-site scripting in ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3qm9-52c7-2c7g.