CVE-2016-15026

Name: CVE-2016-15026
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2023-02-20T11:15:12.617+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.8/10EPSS 0.54%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-15026 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability was found in 3breadt dd-plist 1.17 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. EPSS estimates a 0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability was found in 3breadt dd-plist 1.17 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. An attack has to be approached locally. Upgrading to version 1.18 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 8c954e8d9f6f6863729e50105a8abf3f87fff74c. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-221486 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.8/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.54%

41.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-611

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Dd-Plist Project	Dd-Plist	< 1.18

References

https://github.com/3breadt/dd-plist/commit/8c954e8d9f6f6863729e50105a8abf3f87fff74cPatch
https://github.com/3breadt/dd-plist/pull/26Issue Tracking, Patch
https://github.com/3breadt/dd-plist/releases/tag/dd-plist-1.18Release Notes
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.221486Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.221486Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/3breadt/dd-plist/commit/8c954e8d9f6f6863729e50105a8abf3f87fff74cPatch
https://github.com/3breadt/dd-plist/pull/26Issue Tracking, Patch
https://github.com/3breadt/dd-plist/releases/tag/dd-plist-1.18Release Notes
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.221486Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.221486Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Feb 20, 2023
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-15026?

How severe is CVE-2016-15026?

CVE-2016-15026 has a CVSS score of 7.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.54% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-15026?

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Source: NVD / NIST