CVE•Published 2017-01-19•Modified 2026-05-13•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2016-7545Selinux_project · Selinux
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
SELinux policycoreutils allows local users to execute arbitrary commands outside of the sandbox via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call.
Timeline
Published 2017-01-19
Modified 2026-05-13
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2016-7545Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Selinux Project Selinux"All exposed Selinux Project Selinux instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Selinux"HTTP body or banner mentions "Selinux" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2016-7545Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2016-7545Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2016-7545Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2016-7545GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2016-7545" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub (2)
CVE-2016-75452 repos
hartwork/antijackC
:ninja: seccomp-based anti-TTY-hijacking proof-of-concept (prevents TIOCSTI and TIOCLINUX)
raph-rcn/devsecops-juice-shopPython
This is an attempt to create an end-to-end DevSecOps lab for the OWASP Juice Shop, embedding security controls into the software development lifecycle with hands-on tooling.