CVE-2016-10120
Firejail uses 0777 permissions when mounting (1) /dev, (2) /dev/shm, (3) /var/tmp, or (4) /var...
CVE-2016-10120 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 uses 0777 permissions when mounting (1) /dev, (2) /dev/shm, (3) /var/tmp, or (4) /var/lock, which allows local users to gain privileges.
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 uses 0777 permissions when mounting (1) /dev, (2) /dev/shm, (3) /var/tmp, or (4) /var/lock, which allows local users to gain privileges.
- Record
CVE-2016-10120- 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 uses 0777 permissions when mounting (1) /dev, (2) /dev/shm, (3) /var/tmp, or (4) /var/lock, which allows local users to gain privileges.
- Record
CVE-2016-10120- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-1311 No score
Firejail uses 0777 permissions when mounting (1) /dev, (2) /dev/shm, (3) /var/tmp, or (4) /var/lock, which allows local users to gain privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2016-1311- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6cr6-79pg-f7h2
Firejail uses 0777 permissions when mounting (1) /dev, (2) /dev/shm, (3) /var/tmp, or (4) /var...
Firejail uses 0777 permissions when mounting (1) /dev, (2) /dev/shm, (3) /var/tmp, or (4) /var/lock, which allows local users to gain privileges.
- Record
GHSA-6cr6-79pg-f7h2- 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 uses 0777 permissions when mounting (1) /dev, (2) /dev/shm, (3) /var/tmp, or (4) /var/lock, which allows local users to gain privileges.
- Record
CVE-2016-10120- 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-2016-10120
Firejail uses 0777 permissions when mounting (1) /dev, (2) /dev/shm, (3) /var/tmp, or (4) /var/lock, which allows local users to gain privileges.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10120- 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-2016-10120
Firejail uses 0777 permissions when mounting (1) /dev, (2) /dev/shm, (3) /var/tmp, or (4) /var/lock, which allows local users to gain privileges.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10120- 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-2016-10120
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6cr6-79pg-f7h2
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10120
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10120
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10120