What is CVE-2016-10120?

CVE-2016-10120 is a high-severity vulnerability in Firejail Project, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-04-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-10120?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Firejail Project

CVE-2016-10120

Firejail uses 0777 permissions when mounting (1) /dev, (2) /dev/shm, (3) /var/tmp, or (4) /var/lock, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Published 2017-04-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (30.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 30.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Firejail Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/05/4 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/06/2 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10120?: CVE-2016-10120 is a high-severity vulnerability in Firejail Project, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-04-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-10120?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.