{"id":"CVE-2016-6903","aliases":["PYSEC-2017-154"],"title":"lshell 0.9.16 allows remote authenticated users to break out of a limited shell and execute arbitrary commands.","summary":"lshell 0.9.16 allows remote authenticated users to break out of a limited shell and execute arbitrary commands.","severity":"critical","cvss":9.9,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","vendor":"limited-shell","product":"limited-shell","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["limited-shell <= 0.9.16"],"published":"2017-04-24","updated":"2026-07-13","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2017-154","references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92591"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/22/17"},{"url":"https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=834946"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1369345"},{"url":"https://github.com/ghantoos/lshell/commit/e72dfcd1f258193f9aaea3591ecbdaed207661a0"},{"url":"https://github.com/ghantoos/lshell/issues/149"},{"url":"https://github.com/ghantoos/lshell/pull/153/commits/a686f71732a3d0f16df52ef46ab8a49ee0083c68"}],"tags":["osv","pip"],"epss":0.04546,"epssPercentile":0.91158,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-13T18:58:05.667Z","slug":"CVE-2016-6903","body":"## Overview\n\nlshell 0.9.16 allows remote authenticated users to break out of a limited shell and execute arbitrary commands.\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `limited-shell <= 0.9.16`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the advisory for the patched release.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":55,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":54.5,"likelihood":0.9,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}