CVE-2016-3067

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Apr 21, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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