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Fencer Vulns
high 7.8

CVE-2017-5207 json

Firejail before 0.9.44.4, when running a bandwidth command, allows local users to gain root privileges via the --shell argument.

published 2017-03-23 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-14313

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 34%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Firejail before 0.9.44.4, when running a bandwidth command, allows local users to gain root privileges via the --shell argument.

Patch / fix

  • firejail_project firejail 0.9.44.4
  • firejail Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.9.44.4-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5207

  • firejail openSUSE Tumbleweed 0.9.66-1.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10759-1

  • firejail Arch Linux 0.9.44.10-1

arch linux advisories AVG-128

Exploit prediction

0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

Sources

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