CVE-2017-15103

Heketi Arbitrary Code Execution

8.8 HighFix available

A security-check flaw was found in the way the Heketi 5 server API handled user requests. An authenticated Heketi user could send specially crafted requests to the Heketi server, resulting in remote command execution as the user running Heketi server and possibly privilege escalation.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

5.50%Up 3.7 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Record: CVE-2017-15103
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 9.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-78, CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-15103
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-1124 No score

Record: EUVD-2024-1124
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6g56-v9qg-jp92 8.8

Heketi Arbitrary Code Execution

Record: GHSA-6g56-v9qg-jp92
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-20, CWE-78, CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.8

Record: CVE-2017-15103
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-6g56-v9qg-jp92 8.8

Heketi Arbitrary Code Execution

Record: GHSA-6g56-v9qg-jp92
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-20, CWE-78, CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2017:3481 8.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: heketi security update

Record: RHSA-2017:3481
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGO-2024-2763 No score

Heketi Arbitrary Code Execution in github.com/heketi/heketi

Heketi Arbitrary Code Execution in github.com/heketi/heketi

Record: GO-2024-2763
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`github.com/heketi/heketi` Go	before 5.0.1	5.0.1
`github.com/heketi/heketi` Go	before 5.0.1+incompatible	5.0.1+incompatible
`heketi` Red Hat:storage:3.3:server:el7	before 0:5.0.0-19.el7rhgs	0:5.0.0-19.el7rhgs
`heketi-client` Red Hat:storage:3.3:server:el7	before 0:5.0.0-19.el7rhgs	0:5.0.0-19.el7rhgs
`python-heketi` Red Hat:storage:3.3:server:el7	before 0:5.0.0-19.el7rhgs	0:5.0.0-19.el7rhgs

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, products	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-15103 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Heketi, published December 18, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.50%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in github.com/heketi/heketi 5.0.1.

References

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