VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-9016
Firejail 0.9.38.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands outside of the sandbox via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.35%
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
Firejail 0.9.38.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands outside of the sandbox via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/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
- Affected
- firejail project/firejail
- 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/2016/10/25/3Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/25/9Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93899Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/25/3Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/25/9Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93899Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.