CVE-2016-10010
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...
- Published
- Jan 5, 2017
- Updated
- May 29, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Dec 23, 2016
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 90.6%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1- OpenSSH < 7.4 - 'UsePrivilegeSeparation Disabled' Forwarded Unix Domain Sockets Privilege EscalationExploit
Google Security Research · linux · Dec 23, 2016
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