Vulnerability report

Exploited in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2016-15047

AVTECH CloudSetup.cgi Authenticated Command Injection

AVTECH SECURITY / IP Camera · *

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Severity
CVSS 8.7 · High
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
3.9%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

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What it is

CVE-2016-15047 is AVTECH CloudSetup.cgi Authenticated Command Injection affecting AVTECH SECURITY IP Camera and 2 other products. AVTECH devices that include the CloudSetup.cgi management endpoint are vulnerable to...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

AVTECH SECURITY / IP Camera *.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

AVTECH devices that include the CloudSetup.cgi management endpoint are vulnerable to authenticated OS command injection

AVTECH devices that include the CloudSetup.cgi management endpoint are vulnerable to authenticated OS command injection. The `exefile` parameter in CloudSetup.cgi is passed to the underlying system command execution without proper validation or whitelisting. An authenticated attacker who can invoke this endpoint can supply crafted input to execute arbitrary system commands as root.

Successful exploitation grants full control of the device, and - depending on deployment and whether the device stores credentials or has network reachability to internal systems - may enable credential theft, lateral movement, or data exfiltration. The archived SEARCH-LAB disclosure implies that this vulnerability was remediated in early 2017, but AVTECH has not defined an affected version range.

AVTECH SECURITY Corporation Affected
IP Camera, NVR, and DVR Devices
*
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Published
09 Oct 2025
Exploitation Reported
02 Oct 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 02 Oct 2026

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2026-10-02 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v4.0

8.7 High

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS

3.9%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') CWE-78

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 00:00 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  2. 21:10 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  3. 18:23 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 8.7,
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  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
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}