CVE-2016-7552

CRITICAL NUCLEI

Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance 2.6.1062r1 - Path Traversal & File Deletion via Session ID

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-7552. PoCs published by mr_me <[email protected]>, Roberto Suggi Liverani @malerisch, including Metasploit module exploits/multi/http/trendmicro_threat_discovery_admin_sys_time_cmdi. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2016-7552 (authentication bypass) and CVE-2016-7547 (command injection) in Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance. It resets the admin password via a file deletion vulnerability and then injects commands through the timezone parameter in admin_sys_time.cgi.

Description

On the Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance 2.6.1062r1, directory traversal when processing a session_id cookie allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to delete arbitrary files as root. This can be used to bypass authentication or cause a DoS.

Exploits (1)

metasploit WORKING POC EXCELLENT
by mr_me <[email protected]>, Roberto Suggi Liverani @malerisch · rubypoclinux
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/trendmicro_threat_discovery_admin_sys_time_cmdi.rb

This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2016-7552 (authentication bypass) and CVE-2016-7547 (command injection) in Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance. It resets the admin password via a file deletion vulnerability and then injects commands through the timezone parameter in admin_sys_time.cgi.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance 2.6.1062r1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target appliance · SSL enabled on port 443
devstral-2 · analyzed Mar 05, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance 2.6.1062r1 - Authentication Bypass
CRITICALby dwisiswant0

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97599

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.9298
EPSS Percentile 99.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
trendmicro/threat_discovery_appliance 2.6.1062 r1
Published Apr 12, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026