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TI-2016-05358 Aliases CVE-2016-6255GHSA-cpx4-fhhq-52jh

Portable UPnP SDK (aka libupnp) before 1.6.21 allows remote attackers to write to…

Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

Portable UPnP SDK (aka libupnp) before 1.6.21 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files in the webroot via a POST request without a registered handler.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.27022 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:libupnp_project:libupnp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.6.20VulnerableLibupnp Project
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:libupnp_project:libupnp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.6.20 Vulnerable ·Libupnp Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-6255
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cpx4-fhhq-52jh

References

Exploit 1

Patch 3

Advisory 4

Other 1

Sources

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