VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-6232

CVSS score7.5 HIGH

EPSS probability4.43%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2016-08-02

Last modified2026-06-17

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in KArchive before 5.24, as used in KDE Frameworks, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a filename in an archive file, related to KNewsstuff downloads.