{"cve":"CVE-2016-0634","nvd":{"published":"2017-08-28T15:29:01.487","modified":"2026-06-17T00:37:53.810","status":"Modified","description":"The expansion of '\\h' in the prompt string in bash 4.3 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters placed in 'hostname' of a machine.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-78"],"references":["http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0725.html","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/12","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/8","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/18/11","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/19/7"],"products":["gnu:bash"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:44:47.710380879+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-0634","score":0.06019,"percentile":0.93345,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}