CVE-2016-10009
HIGH
7.3
CVSS Score
Published: January 5, 2017 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:38 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenSSH
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Severity
HIGH7.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 37%
SSVC
PoC
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in ssh-agent.c in ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 7.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary local PKCS#11 modules by leveraging control over a forwarded agent-socket.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (20)
Mailing ListRelease Notes
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/19/2SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.3HIGHCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- LOW
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-426
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