CVE-2016-8659
Bubblewrap before 0.1.3 sets the PR_SET_DUMPABLE flag, which might allow local users to gain privileges by attaching to the process, as demonstrated by sending commands to a PrivSep socket.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Bubblewrap before 0.1.3 sets the PR_SET_DUMPABLE flag, which might allow local users to gain privileges by attaching to the process, as demonstrated by sending commands to a PrivSep socket.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- bubblewrap project/bubblewrap
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
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://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/12/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/13/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93542Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/projectatomic/bubblewrap/issues/107Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/12/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/13/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93542Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/projectatomic/bubblewrap/issues/107Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.