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CVE-2017-11673

Reporter.exe in Acunetix 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of...

9.8 Critical

Reporter.exe in Acunetix 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed PRE file, related to a "User Mode Write AV starting at reporter!madTraceProcess."

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.70%Up 1.6 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Reporter.exe in Acunetix 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed PRE file, related to a "User Mode Write AV starting at reporter!madTraceProcess."

Record
CVE-2017-11673
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Reporter.exe in Acunetix 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed PRE file, related to a "User Mode Write AV starting at reporter!madTraceProcess."

Record
CVE-2017-11673
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-3285 No score

Reporter.exe in Acunetix 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed PRE file, related to a "User Mode Write AV starting at reporter!madTraceProcess."

Record
EUVD-2017-3285
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5898-4pwq-vgm4 9.8

Reporter.exe in Acunetix 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of...

Reporter.exe in Acunetix 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed PRE file, related to a "User Mode Write AV starting at reporter!madTraceProcess."

Record
GHSA-5898-4pwq-vgm4
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2017-11673 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner, published July 27, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.70%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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