CVE-2016-2288

high

Published 2016-03-29 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

7.8

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

8.8

Description

Cogent DataHub before 7.3.10 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the user or guest role to modify a file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

75%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-39630 local windows verified

mr_me · 2016-03-28

Cogent Datahub 7.3.9 Gamma Script - Local Privilege Escalation

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
cogentdatahub	cogent_datahub	`{"endIncluding":"7.3.9"}`

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.