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Case File

CVE-2016-6253

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 3.56% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-01-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
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CVE
CVE-2016-6253
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
3.56%

Original NVD Description

mail.local in NetBSD versions 6.0 through 6.0.6, 6.1 through 6.1.5, and 7.0 allows local users to change ownership of or append data to arbitrary files on the target system via a symlink attack on the user mailbox.