{"cve":"CVE-2016-7162","nvd":{"published":"2016-09-26T15:59:04.343","modified":"2026-06-17T00:52:42.610","status":"Modified","description":"The _g_file_remove_directory function in file-utils.c in File Roller 3.5.4 through 3.20.2 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a folder in an archive.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://ftp.gnome.org/mirror/gnome.org/sources/file-roller/3.20/file-roller-3.20.3.news","http://ftp.gnome.org/mirror/gnome.org/sources/file-roller/3.21/file-roller-3.21.90.news","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/4","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92896","http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3074-1"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","file_roller_project:file_roller"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:40:10.783210791+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-7162","score":0.03328,"percentile":0.88615,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}