What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-3067?

CVE-2016-3067 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.6%.

Cygwin CVE-2016-3067

CRITICAL

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)

2017-04-21 secalert@redhat.com

Privilege Escalation Cygwin

9.8

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Apr 21, 2017 - 20:59 cve.org

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Cygwin before 2.5.0 does not properly handle updating permissions when changing users, which allows attackers to gain privileges.

AnalysisAI

Cygwin before 2.5.0 does not properly handle updating permissions when changing users, which allows attackers to gain privileges. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. Cygwin before 2.5.0 does not properly handle updating permissions when changing users, which allows attackers to gain privileges. Affected products include: Cygwin. Version information: before 2.5.0.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.