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CVE-2016-3715

Files Accessible to External Parties — is CVE-2016-3715real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community ground truth.

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Medium · CVSS 5.5EPSS 75.4%CISA KEVCWE-552 · Files Accessible to External Parties

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

The EPHEMERAL coder in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via a crafted image.

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Community real-world severity: High (High 2) — CVSS base score 5.5

Practitioners rate this higher than its CVSS — treat with extra caution.

Field notes & remediation

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    Field note · Diego RamírezCurated

    ImageMagick Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability — ImageMagick contains an unspecified vulnerability that could allow users to delete files by using ImageMagick's 'ephemeral' pseudo protocol, which deletes files after reading. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2021-11-03) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~75%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.

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    Remediation · Marco FerriCurated

    Required action for ImageMagick ImageMagick: Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2022-05-03. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.

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Same weakness — CWE-552 · Files Accessible to External Parties.