Firejail before 0.9.44.4 and 0.9.38.x LTS before 0.9.38.8 LTS does not consider the .Xauthority case during its attempt to prevent accessing user files with an euid of zero, which allows local users to conduct sandbox-escape attacks via vectors involving a symlink and the --private option
Published Feb 9, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.74%
Description
Firejail before 0.9.44.4 and 0.9.38.x LTS before 0.9.38.8 LTS does not consider the .Xauthority case during its attempt to prevent accessing user files with an euid of zero, which allows local users to conduct sandbox-escape attacks via vectors involving a symlink and the --private option.
Affected products
No data.
- < 0.9.44.4
- ≥ 0.9.38 · < 0.9.38.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.74% (0.00742) | 53.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.74% (0.00742) | 49.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.39% (0.00390) | 58.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 26.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 77.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 77.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 75.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 54.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.03% (0.03027) | 65.01th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.03% (0.03027) | 64.67th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 3.03% (0.03027) | 81.02th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.03% (0.03027) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (4)
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/04/2 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95298 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/ x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-62 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/04/2 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95298 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/ | x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-62 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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