7.5

CVE-2016-8867: docker

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2016:3084-1
Published 28-10-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-8867 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in docker. EPSS estimates a 2.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.75%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 4
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10532-1OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15589-1RHSA-2020:2653SUSE-SU-2025:03540-1SUSE-SU-2025:03545-1

Timeline

  1. 28-10-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Docker Engine 1.12.2 enabled ambient capabilities with misconfigured capability policies. This allowed malicious images to bypass user permissions to access files within the container filesystem or mounted volumes.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.75%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

86%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.75% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.75%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Suse8 products
  • containerd&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 12< 0.2.4+gitr565_0366d7e-9.1
  • containerd&distro=SUSE OpenStack Cloud 6< 0.2.4+gitr565_0366d7e-9.1
  • docker&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 12< 1.12.3-81.2
  • docker&distro=SUSE OpenStack Cloud 6< 1.12.3-81.2
  • rubygem-docker-api&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 12< 1.31.0-11.2
Docker1 product

2 vendors · 9 products

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