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CVE-2016-20044: pinfo through 0.6.9-5.1 (inclusive); +1 more affected products

CVE-2016-20044. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.8 (HIGH, NVD). EPSS 0.00241 (percentile 0.13869), scored 2026-10-05.

Affected technology

pinfo · through 0.6.9-5.1 (inclusive)
surf

PInfo · 0.6.9-5.1
pinfo

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (Vendor/CNA, CVSS 4.0): Local · No privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

Local attackers can execute arbitrary code by supplying an oversized argument to the -m parameter. Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 4.0 assessment (base score 8.6/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high.

Published 2026-10-07 11:52:02.178979+00:00

CWE: CWE-787
CCR priority: 31.3 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · NVD
EPSS: 0.00241 · percentile 0.13869 · 2026-10-05
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-07 11:49:32.540646+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2016-20044.html