{"cve":"CVE-2017-5940","nvd":{"published":"2017-02-09T18:59:00.160","modified":"2026-06-17T01:21:28.553","status":"Modified","description":"Firejail before 0.9.44.6 and 0.9.38.x LTS before 0.9.38.10 LTS does not comprehensively address dotfile cases during its attempt to prevent accessing user files with an euid of zero, which allows local users to conduct sandbox-escape attacks via vectors involving a symlink and the --private option. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-5180.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-269"],"references":["http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/16","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96221","https://firejail.wordpress.com/download-2/release-notes/","https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/38d418505e9ee2d326557e5639e8da49c298858f","https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/commit/903fd8a0789ca3cc3c21d84cd0282481515592ef"],"products":["firejail_project:firejail"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:41:54.846948762+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-5940","score":0.0036,"percentile":0.29777,"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."]}