CVE-2016-10532: Console-Io Project Console-Io

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 2.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

console-io is a module that allows users to implement a web console in their application. A malicious user could bypass the authentication and execute any command that the user who is running the console-io application 2.2.13 and earlier is able to run. This means that if console-io was running from root, the attacker would have full access to the system. This vulnerability exists because the console-io application does not configure socket.io to require authentication, which allows a malicious user to connect via a websocket to send commands and receive the response.

Affected products

• Console-Io Project Console-Io: up to and including 2.2.13

Published 2018-05-31. Last modified 2026-06-17.