CVE-2016-10010 EXPLOIT
7.0
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 4.2% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
sshd in OpenSSH before 7.4, when privilege separation is not used, creates forwarded Unix-domain sockets as root, which might allow local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, related to serverloop.c.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.0 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 4.24% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| 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 - 'UsePrivilegeSeparation Disabled' Forwarded Unix Domain Sockets Privilege Escalation | 2016-12-23 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140262/OpenSSH-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/19/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94972
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037490
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.647637
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1010
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
- https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/c76fac666ea038753294f2ac94d310f8adece9ce
- 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://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40962/
- https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.4
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140262/OpenSSH-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/19/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94972
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037490
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.647637
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1010
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
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