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CVE-2016-20033Disclosure(wowza / streaming_engine)

LOWCVSS 8.5 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

Wowza Streaming Engine 4.5.0 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated users to escalate privileges by replacing executable files due to improper file permissions granting full access to the Everyone group. Attackers can replace the nssm_x64.exe binary in the manager and engine service directories with malicious executables to execute code with LocalSystem privileges when services restart.

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Exploit / PoC references
Vendor / third-party advisories
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-639

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

YES

Patch

NONE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • streaming_engine

Threat summary

  • 2 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • Peaked 1d ago at 1 mentions (2026-03-16); latest day: 1
  • 2 total mentions across 2 days

Affected systems

Vendors
wowza
Products
streaming_engine

1 version affected across 1 product

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 2d
00111Mentions · 2026-03-16: 1Mentions · 2026-03-17: 1Technical Details · 2026-03-16: 103-1603-17
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
150.0%
General
150.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-03-161
Disclosure1
2026-03-171
General1
Full discourse2 posts
  • RedPacket Security@RedPacketSec
    General

    CVE Alert: CVE-2016-20033 - Wowza Media Systems, LLC. - Wowza Streaming Engine - https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/cve-alert-cve-2016-20033-wowza-media-systems-llc-wowza-streaming-engine/ #OSINT #ThreatIntel #CyberSecurity #cve-2016-20033 #wowza-media-systems-llc #wowza-streaming-engine

    Post summary

    The tweet announces a CVE alert and links to an external page but contains no technical details, PoC, exploit, or patch information.

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  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2016-20033 Wowza Streaming Engine 4.5.0 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated users to escalate privileges by replacing executable files … https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-20033

    Post summary

    The text announces CVE-2016-20033 as a local privilege escalation flaw in Wowza Streaming Engine 4.5.0 that allows authenticated users to replace executables for elevation.

    00000131
    56.7K followersView on X
CPE platform detail1 entries

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PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
Appwowzastreaming_engine4.5.0--

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