CVE-2016-4853
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAKABEi SOFT2 games allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via crafted saved data, as demonstrated by Happy Wardrobe.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCommand injection vulnerability in AKABEi SOFT2 game saved data parsing. Crafted malicious saved data files are not properly sanitized before processing, allowing arbitrary OS command execution by the attacker.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Akabei Soft2 Happy Wardrobe is installedCheck system for presence of Akabei Soft2 Happy Wardrobe game directory or executable. Look in common game installation locations or use system search for 'Happy Wardrobe' or 'Akabei'Affected if The game Akabei Soft2 Happy Wardrobe is found on the system
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Locate saved data filesSearch for saved game data files associated with Happy Wardrobe. Check typical saved data locations such as user Documents folders, AppData, or the game's installation directory for .sav, .save, .dat, or other saved game file extensionsAffected if Saved data files for Happy Wardrobe exist on the system
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Inspect saved data file structureOpen or examine the saved data files in a hex editor or text viewer to look for unusual content. The files should contain game data but may contain unexpected command-like strings if tampered withAffected if Saved data files contain suspicious command strings, shell syntax, or unexpected binary content that resembles command injection payloads
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Monitor process execution during game loadUse process monitoring tools to observe if the game process spawns additional processes or executes system commands when loading saved data filesAffected if The game spawns unexpected child processes or executes system commands during saved data loading
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Check for unauthorized access or tampering indicatorsReview system logs, antivirus logs, or file integrity monitoring for any alerts related to the game executable or its saved data files being modified or executing suspicious commandsAffected if Logs show the game executing commands not initiated by normal game play or saved data files have been modified unexpectedly
A user is affected if Akabei Soft2 Happy Wardrobe is installed and processes saved data files that could contain malicious command injection payloads, particularly if the game executes system commands when loading those files.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement strict input validation and sanitization on all saved game data before processing; avoid executing any data from saved files as commands or in system calls.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2016-4853 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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