CVE-2016-2860

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The newEntry function in ptserver/ptprocs.c in OpenAFS before 1.6.17 allows remote authenticated users from foreign Kerberos realms to bypass intended access restrictions and create arbitrary groups as administrators by leveraging mishandling of the creator ID.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 6.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-284

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: May 13, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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