7.5

CVE-2016-10009: openbsd openssh Untrusted Search Path

Modified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2016-10009UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10009DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10009
Published 05-01-2017Last modified 29-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-10009 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in openbsd openssh. EPSS estimates a 37.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Prioritiseweaponized exploit

Weaponized exploit (exploit-database, 23-12-2016)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
37.43%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 11 · Related 9
DLA-1500-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11124-1RHSA-2017:2029SUSE-SU-2017:0264-1SUSE-SU-2017:0603-1SUSE-SU-2017:0606-1

Timeline

  1. 05-01-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 29-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Untrusted 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.

CVSS metrics

8 scores · 5 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

37.43%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 37.43% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databaseremotelinuxVerified

    OpenSSH < 7.4 - agent Protocol Arbitrary Library Loading

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Alpine1 product
  • openssh< 7.4_p1-r0 | < 7.2_p2-r3 | < 7.2_p2-r4 | < 7.5_p1-r8
Debian1 product
  • openssh< 1:7.4p1-1
Openbsd1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • openssh< 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.10 | < 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.4

4 vendors · 4 products

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