CVE-2016-10010
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-10010 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-01-05 02:59:03 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 7 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.000900000 probability, percentile 0.253150000 (date 2026-05-11)
Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
HighPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2017 OpenSSH Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.netapp.com | |
| disable Unix-domain socket forwarding when privsep is disabled · openbsd/src@c76fac6 · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Patch |
| OpenSSH Local Privilege Escalation ≈ Packet Storm | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | packetstormsecurity.com | |
| 1010 - OpenSSH: LPE via forwarded unix domain sockets if privsep is disabled - project-zero - Monorail | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.chromium.org | |
| OpenSSH CVE-2016-10010 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Document Display | HPE Support Center | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.hpe.com | |
| security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-17:01.openssh.asc | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.FreeBSD.org | |
| oss-security - Announce: OpenSSH 7.4 released | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Release Notes |
| 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 | |
| The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.slackware.com | |
| OpenSSH < 7.4 - 'UsePrivilegeSeparation Disabled' Forwarded Unix Domain Sockets Privilege Escalation | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.exploit-db.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.