CVE•Published 2017-03-23•Modified 2026-05-13•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2017-5206Firejail_project · Firejail
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.0
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Description
Firejail before 0.9.44.4, when running on a Linux kernel before 4.8, allows context-dependent attackers to bypass a seccomp-based sandbox protection mechanism via the --allow-debuggers argument.
Timeline
Published 2017-03-23
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-2017-5206Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Firejail Project Firejail"All exposed Firejail Project Firejail instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Firejail"HTTP body or banner mentions "Firejail" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2017-5206Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2017-5206Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2017-5206Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2017-5206GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2017-5206" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.