High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 26, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-5662
CVE-2016-5662
Description
Accellion Kiteworks appliances before kw2016.03.00 use setuid-root permissions for /opt/bin/cli, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:accellion:kiteworks_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=kw2016.03.00
Patches
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References
2- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/305607nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92662nvd
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