CVE-2016-7543
HIGH8.4EPSS 0.10%bash - security update
Published: 1/19/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7543
Description
Bash before 4.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via crafted SHELLOPTS and PS4 environment variables.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/bashfrom 0, < 4.4-1
- Debian/bashfrom 0, < 4.2+dfsg-0.1+deb7u4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |