CVE-2026-16531CWE-22path-traversal

CVE-2026-16531

Medium · published July 30, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
28.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the PCP pmproxy logger servlet using a crafted hostname. This allows arbitrary file and directory creation, potentially leading to a denial of service.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00357 · 28.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2026-07-30T10:25Z
References (2)
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16531 · [email protected]https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506037 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 30 JUL 05:41Z
    Pcp: pcp: arbitrary file creation via path traversal in pmproxy logger servlet
    cvelistv5