CVE-2016-10538

N/A
Published: May 31, 2018 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:39 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxCli

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%

Description

The package `node-cli` before 1.0.0 insecurely uses the lock_file and log_file. Both of these are temporary, but it allows the starting user to overwrite any file they have access to.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.0.0
Affected range stops below 1.0.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (3)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/node-js-libs/cli/issues/81
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/95

CVSS

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22CWE-362

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