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How to verify CVE-2016-7478
Confirm whether your systems are actually affected — run the exact detection check below (Nuclei command or OpenVAS NVT). Detection only; it does not exploit.
Verify with OpenVAS
Greenbone/OpenVAS ships 14 NVT checks for CVE-2016-7478. OpenVAS detects this CVE by NVT OID — enable the NVT in your scan config, or confirm it is in your feed with the query below.
Confirm the NVT is in your feed (GMP)
gvm-cli socket --xml "<get_nvts nvt_oid='1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.703732' details='1'/>" NVT OIDs (14)
1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.703732since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843051since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.851519since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.890875since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.1.2016.3732since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2017.3196.1since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.2.2017.875since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.19.201611.19since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.2.2017.1067since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.2.2017.1068since 2026-06-25
+ 4 more NVTs
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