Name: CVE-2016-5026: Improper Access Control
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2016-5026, CWE-284, CVSS 5.5, EPSS 0.00057

hs.py in OnionShare before 0.9.1 allows local users to modify the hiddenservice by pre-creating the /tmp/onionshare directory.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 5.5
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade onionshare	Jul 30, 2024	Jan 30, 2017
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Jan 30, 2017

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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