{"cve":"CVE-2016-10156","nvd":{"published":"2017-01-23T07:59:00.347","modified":"2026-06-17T00:39:10.260","status":"Modified","description":"A flaw in systemd v228 in /src/basic/fs-util.c caused world writable suid files to be created when using the systemd timers features, allowing local attackers to escalate their privileges to root. This is fixed in v229.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95790","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037686","https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1020601","https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/06eeacb6fe029804f296b065b3ce91e796e1cd0e","https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/ee735086f8670be1591fa9593e80dd60163a7a2f"],"products":["systemd_project:systemd"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:41:25.729257544+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-10156","score":0.01213,"percentile":0.68525,"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."]}