CVE-2016-10010

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

4.24% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 90.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.0 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2017-01-05 00:00Z9 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-29 20:22Z5 MO AGO

Reserved

2016-12-19

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.0)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementClass
• CWE-264
• CWE-266Incorrect Privilege AssignmentBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

80090263df8570b8028aa18ab2e48a1be7f566493e17d6e35628b07d7c5b68e2

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• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171130-0002/
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• www.securitytracker.com1037490http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037490vdb-entry
• support.hpe.comhttps://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03818en_us
• security.freebsd.orgFreeBSD-SA-17:01https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-17:01.openssh.ascvendor-advisory
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• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140262/OpenSSH-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
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