Firejail before 0.9.44.6 and 0.9.38.x LTS before 0.9.38.10 LTS does not comprehensively address dotfile cases 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 0.36%
Description
Firejail before 0.9.44.6 and 0.9.38.x LTS before 0.9.38.10 LTS does not comprehensively address dotfile cases 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. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-5180.
Affected products
No data.
- ≥ 0.9.38 · ≤ 0.9.38.10
- ≥ 0.9.40 · ≤ 0.9.44.6
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 v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 27.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 27.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 21.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01105) | 29.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.10% (0.01105) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/16 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96221 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/ x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/38d418505e9ee2d326557e5639e8da49c298858f x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/903fd8a0789ca3cc3c21d84cd0282481515592ef x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/b8a4ff9775318ca5e679183884a6a63f3da8f863 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-03 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/16 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96221 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/ | x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/38d418505e9ee2d326557e5639e8da49c298858f | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/903fd8a0789ca3cc3c21d84cd0282481515592ef | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/b8a4ff9775318ca5e679183884a6a63f3da8f863 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-03 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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