CVE-2017-14355
A potential security vulnerability has been identified in HPE Connected Backup versions 8.6 and 8...
A potential security vulnerability has been identified in HPE Connected Backup versions 8.6 and 8.8.6. The vulnerability could be exploited locally to allow escalation of privilege.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A potential security vulnerability has been identified in HPE Connected Backup versions 8.6 and 8.8.6. The vulnerability could be exploited locally to allow escalation of privilege.
- Record
CVE-2017-14355- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A potential security vulnerability has been identified in HPE Connected Backup versions 8.6 and 8.8.6. The vulnerability could be exploited locally to allow escalation of privilege.
- Record
CVE-2017-14355- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-5858 No score
A potential security vulnerability has been identified in HPE Connected Backup versions 8.6 and 8.8.6. The vulnerability could be exploited locally to allow escalation of privilege.
- Record
EUVD-2017-5858- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-839q-87qf-rx5j
A potential security vulnerability has been identified in HPE Connected Backup versions 8.6 and 8...
A potential security vulnerability has been identified in HPE Connected Backup versions 8.6 and 8.8.6. The vulnerability could be exploited locally to allow escalation of privilege.
- Record
GHSA-839q-87qf-rx5j- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | HP Connected Backup 8.6/8.8.6 - Local Privilege Escalation | 2018-01-23 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-14355 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microfocus Connected Backup, published December 5, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.64%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.