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CVE-2016-10010

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2017-01-05
  • WeaknessCWE-264 · CWE-269

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2016-12-23Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB

Versions per branch

NVD
OpenSSH
BranchAffectedFixed in
7.3≤ 7.3no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • opensshUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.4
  • opensshUbuntu:14.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.10
  • opensshSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2all versions · fixed in 7.2p2-66.1
  • opensshSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2all versions · fixed in 7.2p2-66.1
  • opensshSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2all versions · fixed in 7.2p2-66.1
  • opensshSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2all versions · fixed in 7.2p2-66.1
  • opensshopenSUSE:Tumbleweedall versions · fixed in 8.4p1-7.4
  • opensshDebian:14all versions · fixed in 1:7.4p1-1

30 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Full record on NVD

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-10 09:41 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-40962
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2017-01-05
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-3m33-m56x-q24g

Frequently asked questions

What is 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 privileges via unspecified vectors, related to serverloop.c.

Is CVE-2016-10010 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2016-10010 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 4.2% on 2026-11-09, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-10010?

CVE-2016-10010 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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