Vulnerability

CVE-2016-3715

Medium· 5.5KEVEXPLOITCVSS5.5EPSS89%

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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.

Threat signal

84/100

High

Severity

medium

CVSS

5.5

EPSS

89%

Active

KEV

CISA KEV — actively exploited

1502d overdue

AffectedImageMagick — ImageMagick

Added to KEV

2021-11-03

Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)

2022-05-03

Required action (CISA verbatim)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vendor advisory + references

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3715

CISA description: “ImageMagick contains an unspecified vulnerability that could allow users to delete files by using ImageMagick's 'ephemeral' pseudo protocol, which deletes files after reading.”

CVSS

v3.1Open in FIRST calculator →

5.5/ 10MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack VectorLocalRequires local access — shell, console, or local app.
Attack ComplexityLowNo special conditions — exploit works reliably.
Privileges RequiredNoneUnauthenticated — no credentials needed.
User InteractionRequiredRequires user action (click, file open, etc).
ScopeUnchangedImpact contained to the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality ImpactNoneNo confidentiality impact.
Integrity ImpactHighTotal compromise of integrity — full data modification possible.
Availability ImpactNoneNo availability impact.

EPSS

Exploit prediction · 30-day horizonFIRST.org →

89.3%

probability of exploitation in next 30 days

p100

higher than 100% of all CVEs

3-day trend↑ 0pp

Statistically about to be weaponized — top-tier triage urgency.

Vendor VEX

No VEX statements published for CVE-2016-3715. Vendors publish VEX (Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange) to assert per-product whether a CVE is actually exploitable in their distribution.

SSVCAttend

Active exploitation with limited impact — coordinate patching

exploitation: active
automatable: no
impact: partial
mission: support

Lifecycle

2021-11-03Added to CISA KEVransomware: Unknown
2021-11-03Public exploit observedexploitdb
2021-11-03Published
2022-05-03Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)
2026-06-12Last modified1 source

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