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CVE-2016-15055

Published: Nov 12, 2025

Modified: Apr 7, 2026

PUBLISHED

Description

JVC VN-T IP-camera models firmware versions up to 2016-08-22 (confirmed on the VN-T216VPRU model) contain a directory traversal vulnerability in the checkcgi endpoint that accepts a user-controlled file parameter. An unauthenticated remote attacker can leverage this vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the device.

Vendor	Product	Versions
JVC (JVCKENWOOD)	IP-Camera (VN-T216VPRU)	affected `0 - < 2016-08-22`

Weaknesses (CWE)

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40282

exploit

https://web.archive.org/web/20170713051843/http://www.black-rose.ml/2016/08/analyzing-security-cameras-products.html

technical-description

http://pro.jvc.com/prof/attributes/tech_desc.jsp?model_id=MDL102145&feature_id=02

product

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/jvc-vnt-ip-camera-directory-traversal-via-check-cgi

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