CVE-2016-10009 EXPLOIT
7.3
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 37.4% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in ssh-agent.c in ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 7.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local PKCS#11 modules by leveraging control over a forwarded agent-socket.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.3 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| EPSS | 37.43% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-426 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-01-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| openbsd | openssh |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | OpenSSH < 7.4 - agent Protocol Arbitrary Library Loading | 2016-12-23 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140261/OpenSSH-Arbitrary-Library-Loading.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173661/OpenSSH-Forwarded-SSH-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/31
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/19/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/19/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/20/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94968
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037490
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.647637
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2029
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1009
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
- https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/9476ce1dd37d3c3218d5640b74c34c65e5f4efe5
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00010.html
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-17:01.openssh.asc
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171130-0002/
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03818en_us
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3538-1/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40963/
- https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.4
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