CVE-2016-10730

HIGH

Amanda 3.3.1 - Privilege Escalation via Amstar --star-path Argument

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-10730. PoCs published by Hacker Fantastic.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a command injection vulnerability in Amanda's amstar script, allowing a user with backup privileges to execute arbitrary commands as root by manipulating the --star-path argument. The PoC demonstrates privilege escalation from the 'backup' user to root.

Description

An issue was discovered in Amanda 3.3.1. A user with backup privileges can trivially compromise a client installation. Amstar is an Amanda Application API script. It should not be run by users directly. It uses star to backup and restore data. It runs binaries with root permissions when parsing the command line argument --star-path.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Hacker Fantastic · textlocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39244

This exploit leverages a command injection vulnerability in Amanda's amstar script, allowing a user with backup privileges to execute arbitrary commands as root by manipulating the --star-path argument. The PoC demonstrates privilege escalation from the 'backup' user to root.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Amanda 3.3.1
Auth required
Prerequisites: Access to a user with backup privileges · Presence of the vulnerable amstar binary with SUID bit set
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39244/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0056
EPSS Percentile 42.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (2)
redhat/enterprise_linux 7.0
zmanda/amanda 3.3.1
Published Oct 24, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026