CVE-2016-10122

Firejail does not properly clean environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges.

7.8 HighFix available

CVE-2016-10122 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 0.9.44.2-1.

Firejail does not properly clean environment variables, 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

0.39%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Firejail does not properly clean environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Record: CVE-2016-10122
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV: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 properly clean environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Record: CVE-2016-10122
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-1313 No score

Firejail does not properly clean environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Record: EUVD-2016-1313
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pqfv-45vx-4988 7.8

Firejail does not properly clean environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Firejail does not properly clean environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Record: GHSA-pqfv-45vx-4988
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.8

Firejail does not properly clean environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Record: CVE-2016-10122
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-10122 7.8

Firejail does not properly clean environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10122
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-10122 7.8

Firejail does not properly clean environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10122
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

firejail project firejail

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`firejail` Debian:12	before 0.9.44.2-1	0.9.44.2-1
`firejail` Debian:13	before 0.9.44.2-1	0.9.44.2-1
`firejail` Debian:14	before 0.9.44.2-1	0.9.44.2-1
`firejail` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 0.9.28-10.9.32-10.9.34-10.9.36-10.9.38-10.9.38-1ubuntu0.10.9.38.10-0ubuntu0.16.04.1	None known

History

History
When	Changed	Sources
2026-11-03	aliases	EUVD
2026-11-02	created	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

What an attacker can affect

Exploit likelihood

What each source reports

Affected products

Affected packages

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