CVE-2016-10117
Firejail does not restrict access to --tmpfs, which allows local users to gain privileges, as...
CVE-2016-10117 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Firejail Project Firejail, published April 13, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. Fixed in firejail 0.9.38-1.
Firejail does not restrict access to --tmpfs, which allows local users to gain privileges, as demonstrated by mounting over /etc.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Firejail does not restrict access to --tmpfs, which allows local users to gain privileges, as demonstrated by mounting over /etc.
- Record
CVE-2016-10117- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Firejail does not restrict access to --tmpfs, which allows local users to gain privileges, as demonstrated by mounting over /etc.
- Record
CVE-2016-10117- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-1308 No score
Firejail does not restrict access to --tmpfs, which allows local users to gain privileges, as demonstrated by mounting over /etc.
- Record
EUVD-2016-1308- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q6fg-w62q-798m
Firejail does not restrict access to --tmpfs, which allows local users to gain privileges, as...
Firejail does not restrict access to --tmpfs, which allows local users to gain privileges, as demonstrated by mounting over /etc.
- Record
GHSA-q6fg-w62q-798m- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Firejail does not restrict access to --tmpfs, which allows local users to gain privileges, as demonstrated by mounting over /etc.
- Record
CVE-2016-10117- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-10117
Firejail does not restrict access to --tmpfs, which allows local users to gain privileges, as demonstrated by mounting over /etc.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10117- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-10117
Firejail does not restrict access to --tmpfs, which allows local users to gain privileges, as demonstrated by mounting over /etc.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10117- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | affected | |
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/05/4
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10117
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q6fg-w62q-798m
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10117
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10117
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10117