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CVE-2016-7543
Bash before 4.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via crafted SHELLOPTS and PS4 environment variables.
High8.4EPSS 0.58%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
Bash before 4.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via crafted SHELLOPTS and PS4 environment variables.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.58% · top 52% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.4.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (11)
- RHSA-2017:0725 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- FEDORA-2016-5a54fb4784 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- RHSA-2017:1931 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- FEDORA-2016-2c4b5ad64e (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160926 CVE-2016-7543 -- bash SHELLOPTS+PS4 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [bug-bash] 20160916 Bash-4.4 Release available (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 93183 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05388115 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2016-f84391516d (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 1037812 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- GLSA-201701-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .