docker: Ambient capability usage in containers
Published Oct 28, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.75%
Description
Docker Engine 1.12.2 enabled ambient capabilities with misconfigured capability policies. This allowed malicious images to bypass user permissions to access files within the container filesystem or mounted volumes.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras
docker-2:1.13.1-162.git64e9980.el7_8
Fixed · RHSA-2020:2653
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras | docker-2:1.13.1-162.git64e9980.el7_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:2653 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue only affected a single version of the docker packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras - docker-1.13.1-108.git4ef4b30.el7. This version was released on January 8th 2020 via erratum RHBA-2020:0053 and the problem was corrected in version docker-1.13.1-109.gitcccb291.el7_7 released on February 4th 2020 via erratum RHBA-2020:0427. This CVE is listed as fixed in erratum RHSA-2020:2653 released on June 23rd 2020. However, the erratum RHSA-2020:2653 does not provide any new or improved fix compared to RHBA-2020:0427 and it was released to ensure proper visibility of the problem to users and security scanning tools, as the fix was originally released via a non-security bug fix erratum. The current version of OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) 3.11 is not affected because it installs the latest package from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras repository. If on an earlier version of OCP 3.11 be sure to update to a docker package later than 1.13.1-108.git4ef4b30.el7.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.75% (0.02754) | 85.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.75% (0.02754) | 84.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.37% (0.00369) | 56.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00164) | 54.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 25, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00164) | 53.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00164) | 51.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94228 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037203 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8867 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1390163 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8867
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8867
- https://www.docker.com/docker-cve-database x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94228 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037203 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8867 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1390163 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8867 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8867 | ||
| https://www.docker.com/docker-cve-database | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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