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CVE-2018-16796

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-09-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-434

Description

HiScout GRC Suite before 3.1.5 allows Unrestricted Upload of Files with Dangerous Types.

Affected products

• Hiscout Grc Suite: before 3.1.5 — fixed in 3.1.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Hiscout Grc Suite 3.1.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2018/Sep/27
• https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2018-015.txt
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/149824
• https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2018/Sep/27
• https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2018-015.txt

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