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01 Record

CVE-2016-8656

Jboss jbossas before versions 5.2.0-23, 6.4.13, 7.0.5 is vulnerable to an unsafe file handling in the jboss init script which could result in local privilege escalation.

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base score7.0 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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02 Description

Jboss jbossas before versions 5.2.0-23, 6.4.13, 7.0.5 is vulnerable to an unsafe file handling in the jboss init script which could result in local privilege escalation.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 28.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/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
Important. 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.

04 Metadata

Published
2018-05-22 17:00Z8 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-06 02:27Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2016-10-12
Assigning CNA
redhat
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 7.0)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
Data version
5.1
Document digest
ffa769ce6776a77958e5dc37513f70d13ab61ac4981730b2038e81c5f65aa3c5

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
jbossjbossasjbossas 5.2.0-23, jbossas 6.4.13, jbossas 7.0.5—

06 References