CVE-2016-5026
hs.py in OnionShare before 0.9.1 allows local users to modify the hiddenservice by pre-creating...
hs.py in OnionShare before 0.9.1 allows local users to modify the hiddenservice by pre-creating the /tmp/onionshare directory.
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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
hs.py in OnionShare before 0.9.1 allows local users to modify the hiddenservice by pre-creating the /tmp/onionshare directory.
- Record
CVE-2016-5026- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
hs.py in OnionShare before 0.9.1 allows local users to modify the hiddenservice by pre-creating the /tmp/onionshare directory.
- Record
CVE-2016-5026- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5979 No score
hs.py in OnionShare before 0.9.1 allows local users to modify the hiddenservice by pre-creating the /tmp/onionshare directory.
- Record
EUVD-2016-5979- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-55hg-465f-gp62
hs.py in OnionShare before 0.9.1 allows local users to modify the hiddenservice by pre-creating...
hs.py in OnionShare before 0.9.1 allows local users to modify the hiddenservice by pre-creating the /tmp/onionshare directory.
- Record
GHSA-55hg-465f-gp62- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
hs.py in OnionShare before 0.9.1 allows local users to modify the hiddenservice by pre-creating the /tmp/onionshare directory.
- Record
CVE-2016-5026- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-5026
hs.py in OnionShare before 0.9.1 allows local users to modify the hiddenservice by pre-creating the /tmp/onionshare directory.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5026- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-5026
hs.py in OnionShare before 0.9.1 allows local users to modify the hiddenservice by pre-creating the /tmp/onionshare directory.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5026- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
onionshareDebian:12 |
before 0.8.1-2 | 0.8.1-2 |
onionshareDebian:13 |
before 0.8.1-2 | 0.8.1-2 |
onionshareDebian:14 |
before 0.8.1-2 | 0.8.1-2 |
onionshareUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.7-10.7.1-10.8.1-10.8.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-5026 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Onionshare, published January 30, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 25th percentile. Fixed in onionshare 0.8.1-2.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/23/5
github.com/micahflee/onionshare
securityfocus.com/bid/90821
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5026
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5026
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5026
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5026