CVE-2016-10009

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-10009
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-05 02:59:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionUntrusted 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.3 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS: 0.015790000 probability, percentile 0.817040000 (date 2026-05-11)

Problem Types: CWE-426 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.3HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openbsd Openssh All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
January 2017 OpenSSH Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.netapp.com
USN-3538-1: OpenSSH vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
Full Disclosure: CVE-2023-38408: Remote Code Execution in OpenSSH's forwarded ssh-agent af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
oss-security - Re: CVE-2023-38408: Remote Code Execution in OpenSSH's forwarded ssh-agent af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
[SECURITY] [DLA 1500-1] openssh security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org
OpenSSH < 7.4 - agent Protocol Arbitrary Library Loading af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com
OpenSSH Forwarded SSH-Agent Remote Code Execution ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.hpe.com
OpenSSH CVE-2016-10009 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-17:01.openssh.asc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.FreeBSD.org
oss-security - CVE-2023-38408: Remote Code Execution in OpenSSH's forwarded ssh-agent af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - Announce: OpenSSH 7.4 released af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Release Notes
1009 - OpenSSH: agent protocol permits loading arbitrary libraries - project-zero - Monorail af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.chromium.org
www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.4 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openssh.com
OpenSSH Multiple Flaws Let Remote Authenticated Users Gain Elevated Privileges and Local Privileged Users Obtain Host Private Keys - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cert-portal.siemens.com
OpenSSH Arbitrary Library Loading ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.slackware.com
add a whitelist of paths from which ssh-agent will load (via · openbsd/src@9476ce1 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 500484 Alpine Linux Security Update for openssh
  • 504243 Alpine Linux Security Update for openssh
  • 591280 Siemens SCALANCE X-200RNA Switch Devices Denial of Service (DoS) Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-22-349-21, SSA-412672)
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