{
    "id": "CVE-2016-6253",
    "published": "2017-01-20 15:59:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:50:41",
    "cvss_score": "7.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-59",
    "description": "mail.local in NetBSD versions 6.0 through 6.0.6, 6.1 through 6.1.5, and 7.0 allows local users to change ownership of or append data to arbitrary files on the target system via a symlink attack on the user mailbox.",
    "epss_score": "0.03563",
    "epss_percentile": "0.89020",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-07 18:17:14",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "netbsd",
            "product": "netbsd"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "40385",
            "title": "NetBSD - 'mail.local(8)' Local Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2016-09-15",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40385"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "40141",
            "title": "NetBSD - 'mail.local(8)' Local Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2016-07-21",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40141"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://akat1.pl/?id=2",
        "http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2016-006.txt.asc",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138021/NetBSD-mail.local-8-Local-Root.html",
        "http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/local/netbsd_mail_local",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92101",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036429",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40141/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40385/",
        "http://akat1.pl/?id=2",
        "http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2016-006.txt.asc",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138021/NetBSD-mail.local-8-Local-Root.html",
        "http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/local/netbsd_mail_local",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92101",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036429",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40141/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40385/"
    ]
}