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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-16716 · published 2 May 2019

CVE-2018-16716: Nih ncbi toolbox path traversal vulnerability

Nih · Ncbi Toolbox

A path traversal vulnerability exists in viewcgi.c in the 2.0.7 through 2.2.26 legacy versions of the NCBI ToolBox, which may result in reading of arbitrary files (i.e., significant information disclosure) or file deletion via the nph-viewgif.cgi query string.

9.1 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 8.6% · top 5.1% CWE-22 · Path traversal
9.1CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.5
8.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A path traversal vulnerability exists in viewcgi.c in the 2.0.7 through 2.2.26 legacy versions of the NCBI ToolBox, which may result in reading of arbitrary files (i.e., significant information disclosure) or file deletion via the nph-viewgif.cgi query string.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/grymer/CVE/blob/master/CVE-2018-16716.md Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/grymer/CVE/blob/master/CVE-2018-16716.md Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-16716), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.