CVE-2016-6902
9.9
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 5.1% (pctl 92)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.9), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
lshell 0.9.16 allows remote authenticated users to break out of a limited shell and execute arbitrary commands.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.9 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 5.12% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-04-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| lshell project | lshell |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/22/17
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92591
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=834949
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1369345
- https://github.com/ghantoos/lshell/commit/a686f71732a3d0f16df52ef46ab8a49ee0083c68
- https://github.com/ghantoos/lshell/issues/147
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/22/17
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92591
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=834949
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1369345
- https://github.com/ghantoos/lshell/commit/a686f71732a3d0f16df52ef46ab8a49ee0083c68
- https://github.com/ghantoos/lshell/issues/147
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