{"cve":"CVE-2016-1572","nvd":{"published":"2016-01-22T15:59:07.833","modified":"2026-06-17T00:42:11.460","status":"Modified","description":"mount.ecryptfs_private.c in eCryptfs-utils does not validate mount destination filesystem types, which allows local users to gain privileges by mounting over a nonstandard filesystem, as demonstrated by /proc/$pid.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.4},"cwes":["CWE-269"],"references":["http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177359.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177396.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00091.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00118.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00004.html"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux","ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils","fedoraproject:fedora","opensuse:leap","opensuse:opensuse"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:37:48.328043465+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-1572","score":0.00368,"percentile":0.30735,"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."]}