CVE-2016-3067

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CVSS 3.0

9.8 critical

EPSS

2%p80

Published

Apr 21, 2017 (Apr 21, 2017)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

Cygwin before 2.5.0 does not properly handle updating permissions when changing users, which allows attackers to gain privileges.

Vendors: cygwin
Products: cygwin
Weakness: CWE-264
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (2.0%)

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