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CVE-2016-7543
HIGH · CVSS 8.4
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-01-19T20:59:00.470 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:53:13.447

Summary

Bash before 4.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via crafted SHELLOPTS and PS4 environment variables.

Affected products

gnu — bash

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References

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