Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in…
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in com.trend.iwss.gui.servlet.updateaccountadministration in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance (IWSVA) version 6.5-SP2_Build_Linux_1707 and earlier allows authenticated, remote users with least privileges to change Master Admin's password and/or add new admin accounts. This was resolved in Version 6.5 CP 1737.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0898 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:interscan_web_security_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 6.5 | Vulnerable | Trendmicro |
- cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:interscan_web_security_virtual_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.5 Vulnerable ·Trendmicro
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9315
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hrg8-gpjj-7r7x
References
More Trendmicro Interscan Web Security Virtual Appliance vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-17313 Out-of-bounds write in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-06902 Improper authentication in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-06901 OS command injection in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-06793 OS command injection in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-06900 Path traversal in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-17314 Out-of-bounds write in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2016-9315 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-9315 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hrg8-gpjj-7r7x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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