Command Injection in Trend Micro Virtual Mobile Infrastructure (CVE-2016-6270)
Summary
Command injection in Trend Micro Virtual Mobile Infrastructure (CVE-2016-6270). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
The handle_certificate function in /vmi/manager/engine/management/commands/apns_worker.py in Trend Micro Virtual Mobile Infrastructure before 5.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the password to api/v1/cfg/oauth/save_identify_pfx/.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2016-6270 has been found in Trend Micro Virtual Mobile Infrastructure.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 8.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Trend Micro Virtual Mobile Infrastructure CVE-2016-6270" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2016-6270 (Trend Micro Virtual Mobile Infrastructure) — CWE-77 / CVSS v3 8.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-77) exists in Trend Micro Virtual Mobile Infrastructure.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Trend Micro Virtual Mobile Infrastructure.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Trend Micro Virtual Mobile Infrastructure を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory securityfocus.com
- exploit qkaiser.github.io
- patch success.trendmicro.com