CVE-2016-15046

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.92% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 57.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.6 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2025-07-25 15:53Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-11-21 14:07Z9 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-07-23

Assigning CNA

VulnCheck

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.6)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical FunctionBase
• CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous TypeBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

5376bd627130e99a4616f82add7c97384eeb38b748f8f2b7f9bece49355f2598

• raw.githubusercontent.comhttps://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/samsung_security_manager_put.rbexploit
• www.zerodayinitiative.comhttp://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-156/third-party-advisory
• www.zerodayinitiative.comhttp://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-481/third-party-advisory
• web.archive.orghttps://web.archive.org/web/20160518205411/http://security.hanwhatechwin.com/product/product_view.asp?idx=6779#FL080000patch
• srcincite.iohttps://srcincite.io/advisories/src-2016-0032/third-party-advisory
• www.vulncheck.comhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/samsung-security-manager-activemq-file-upload-rcethird-party-advisory