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CVE-2016-8867

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-10-28 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Docker Engine 1.12.2 enabled ambient capabilities with misconfigured capability policies. This allowed malicious images to bypass user permissions to access files within the container filesystem or mounted volumes.

Affected products

• Docker Engine: 1.12.2

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94228
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037203
• https://www.docker.com/docker-cve-database
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94228
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037203
• https://www.docker.com/docker-cve-database

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