How severe is CVE-2016-20016?

CVE-2016-20016 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10, rated CRITICAL. Immediate patching is strongly recommended.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2016-20016?

Affected package information for CVE-2016-20016 is not yet fully mapped. Check the official advisory links for details.

How do I fix CVE-2016-20016?

No fixed version has been published for CVE-2016-20016 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates, apply mitigations recommended by the vendor, and use O3 Security to track when a fix becomes available in your stack.

Is CVE-2016-20016 actively exploited in the wild?

Yes. There are 4 known exploit references for CVE-2016-20016, including 4 in-the-wild exploitations observed on GitHub and other sources. Treat this as actively exploitable and prioritize patching immediately. All exploit code should only be run in an isolated sandbox environment for research or authorized testing — never against production systems without explicit written authorization.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-20016?

CVE-2016-20016 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 90.6%, placing it in the 100th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A score above 50% indicates significantly elevated exploitation risk — immediate patching is strongly recommended.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2016-20016?

CVE-2016-20016 is classified as OS Command Injection (CWE-78). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation. This is a high-impact weakness class that often enables remote code execution or data exposure.

Which products and versions are affected by CVE-2016-20016?

CVE-2016-20016 affects mvpower tv-7104he firmware (1 version, e.g. 1.8.4_115215b9); mvpower tv7108he firmware. Check the affected-products list on this page against your deployed version to confirm exposure.

When was CVE-2016-20016 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2016-20016 was published on October 19, 2022 and was last updated on May 9, 2025. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

CVE-2016-20016

CRITICAL

MVPower CCTV DVR models, including TV-7104HE 1.8.4 115215B9 and TV7108HE, contain a web shell that is accessible via a /shell URI. A remote unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary…

Published

Oct 19, 2022

Updated

May 9, 2025

Affected

0 pkgs

Patched

None yet

Exploits

4 known

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

90.6%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Very High Risk100th percentile0.00%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.

Description

MVPower CCTV DVR models, including TV-7104HE 1.8.4 115215B9 and TV7108HE, contain a web shell that is accessible via a /shell URI. A remote unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary operating system commands as root. This vulnerability has also been referred to as the "JAWS webserver RCE" because of the easily identifying HTTP response server field. Other firmware versions, at least from 2014 through 2019, can be affected. This was exploited in the wild in 2017 through 2022.

Affected Products

2 products · 2 configurations

tv-7104he firmwaremvpower

1 version

1.8.4_115215b9

tv7108he firmwaremvpower

all

Exploits & PoCs

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.

MVPower CCTV DVR models, including TV-7104HE 1.8.4 115215B9 and TV7108HE…

exploit-db.comNVDOct 2022

MVPower CCTV DVR models, including TV-7104HE 1.8.4 115215B9 and TV7108HE…

pentestpartners.comNVDOct 2022

MVPower CCTV DVR models, including TV-7104HE 1.8.4 115215B9 and TV7108HE…

nvd.nist.govNVDOct 2022

MVPower CCTV DVR models, including TV-7104HE 1.8.4 115215B9 and TV7108HE…

nvd.nist.govAPIJan 2017

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CVSS Score

9.8/10

CVSS v3 base score

Vector breakdown

AV:Attack Vector

Network

AC:Attack Complexity

Low

PR:Privileges Required

None

UI:User Interaction

None

S:Scope

Unchanged

C:Confidentiality

High

I:Integrity

High

A:Availability

High

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE Classification

CWE-78OS Command Injection

Weaponization

No known public exploit tooling found.

Timeline

Disclosed

Oct 19, 2022

First exploit

Oct 21, 2022

2 days after disclosure — rapid exploitation

Last updated

May 9, 2025

Identifiers

CVE-2016-20016

References

Advisoryblog.netlab.360.com Advisoryblog.netlab.360.com Exploit / PoCexploit-db.com Exploit / PoCpentestpartners.com Exploit / PoCexploit-db.com Exploit / PoCpentestpartners.com

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