CVE-2016-10009

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 14
Modified
Published: 05 Jan 2017, 00:00
Last modified:29 May 2026, 20:23

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
40/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
1.58% LOW
2% probability -0.04%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

05 Jan 2017, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
29 May 2026, 20:23
Last Modified
Vulnerability 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

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 1.58%• Percentile: 82%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-426•Untrusted Search Path

    The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.

Affected Systems

  • openbsd•openssh

    ≤ 7.3

References (20)