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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.35% probability · 29th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-284, CWE-264
- Affected
- redhat/jboss enterprise application platform
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 0.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0244.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0245.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0246.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0250.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0831.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0832.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0834.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96035Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3454Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3455Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3458Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1609Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8656Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0244.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0245.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0246.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0250.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0831.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0832.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0834.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96035Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3454Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3455Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3458Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1609Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8656Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.