CVE-2016-7066 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform before version 7.1.0. Improper default permissions on the /tmp/auth directory allow any local user to connect to the Command Line Interface (CLI) and execute arbitrary operations. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with a low attack complexity and requiring local user privileges. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 7.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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