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CVE-2016-5640

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 17.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-08-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-77

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in cgi-bin/rftest.cgi on Crestron AirMedia AM-100 devices with firmware before 1.4.0.13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a .. (dot dot) in the ATE_COMMAND parameter.

Affected products

• Crestron AM-100 Before 1.6.0.2: through 1.2.1

References

• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/603047
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92216
• https://github.com/CylanceVulnResearch/disclosures/blob/master/CLVA-2016-05-002.md
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/603047
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92216
• https://github.com/CylanceVulnResearch/disclosures/blob/master/CLVA-2016-05-002.md

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