{"id":"CVE-2016-9638","aliases":["EUVD-2016-10440","GHSA-g265-mq7h-8cq4"],"status":"published","title":"In BMC Patrol before 9.13.10.02, the binary \"listguests64\" is configured with the setuid bit....","description":"In BMC Patrol before 9.13.10.02, the binary \"listguests64\" is configured with the setuid bit. However, when executing it, it will look for a binary named \"virsh\" using the PATH environment variable. The \"listguests64\" program will then run \"virsh\" using root privileges. This allows local users to elevate their privileges to root.","severity":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-08","score":0.00473,"percentile":0.41141,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-264"],"published":"2016-12-02T17:00:00Z","modified":"2026-06-17T00:56:22Z","products":[{"vendor":"bmc","product":"patrol"}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037385","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_SECTRACK","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.nes.fr/securitylab/index.php/2016/12/02/privilege-escalation-on-bmc-patrol","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit","Patch","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95009","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9638"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g265-mq7h-8cq4"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2016-9638","description":"In BMC Patrol before 9.13.10.02, the binary \"listguests64\" is configured with the setuid bit. However, when executing it, it will look for a binary named \"virsh\" using the PATH environment variable. The \"listguests64\" program will then run \"virsh\" using root privileges. This allows local users to elevate their privileges to root.","status":"published","published":"2016-12-02T17:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-06T02:59:03.066Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:33:32.103757Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2016-10440","description":"In BMC Patrol before 9.13.10.02, the binary \"listguests64\" is configured with the setuid bit. However, when executing it, it will look for a binary named \"virsh\" using the PATH environment variable. The \"listguests64\" program will then run \"virsh\" using root privileges. This allows local users to elevate their privileges to root.","status":"published","published":"2016-12-02T17:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-06T02:59:03Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T02:22:26.803486Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-g265-mq7h-8cq4","title":"In BMC Patrol before 9.13.10.02, the binary \"listguests64\" is configured with the setuid bit....","description":"In BMC Patrol before 9.13.10.02, the binary \"listguests64\" is configured with the setuid bit. However, when executing it, it will look for a binary named \"virsh\" using the PATH environment variable. The \"listguests64\" program will then run \"virsh\" using root privileges. This allows local users to elevate their privileges to root.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-17T02:24:17Z","modified":"2023-01-27T05:04:25Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:42:27.292422Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2016-9638","description":"In BMC Patrol before 9.13.10.02, the binary \"listguests64\" is configured with the setuid bit. However, when executing it, it will look for a binary named \"virsh\" using the PATH environment variable. The \"listguests64\" program will then run \"virsh\" using root privileges. This allows local users to elevate their privileges to root.","status":"published","published":"2016-12-02T17:59:00.167Z","modified":"2026-06-17T00:56:22.153Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":7.2,"vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-264"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:03:32.79141Z"}]}}