CVE-2017-12478
It was discovered that the api/storage web interface in Unitrends Backup (UB) before 10.0.0 has...
It was discovered that the api/storage web interface in Unitrends Backup (UB) before 10.0.0 has an issue in which one of its input parameters was not validated. A remote attacker could use this flaw to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands with root privilege on the target system.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
It was discovered that the api/storage web interface in Unitrends Backup (UB) before 10.0.0 has an issue in which one of its input parameters was not validated. A remote attacker could use this flaw to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands with root privilege on the target system.
- Record
CVE-2017-12478- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
It was discovered that the api/storage web interface in Unitrends Backup (UB) before 10.0.0 has an issue in which one of its input parameters was not validated. A remote attacker could use this flaw to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands with root privilege on the target system.
- Record
CVE-2017-12478- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-4050 No score
It was discovered that the api/storage web interface in Unitrends Backup (UB) before 10.0.0 has an issue in which one of its input parameters was not validated. A remote attacker could use this flaw to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands with root privilege on the target system.
- Record
EUVD-2017-4050- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7q5j-8w8v-g89m
It was discovered that the api/storage web interface in Unitrends Backup (UB) before 10.0.0 has...
It was discovered that the api/storage web interface in Unitrends Backup (UB) before 10.0.0 has an issue in which one of its input parameters was not validated. A remote attacker could use this flaw to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands with root privilege on the target system.
- Record
GHSA-7q5j-8w8v-g89m- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Unitrends UEB 9.1 - Authentication Bypass / Remote Command Execution | 2017-08-08 |
| Exploit-DB | Unitrends UEB 9 - http api/storage Remote Root (Metasploit) | 2017-10-23 |
| Exploit-DB | Unitrends UEB - HTTP API Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2018-10-08 |
| Metasploit | Unitrends UEB http api remote code execution | 2017-08-08 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-12478 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Kaseya Unitrends Backup, published August 7, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 78.3%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.