CVE-2017-15914

Borg Improper Access Control vulnerability

8.8 HighFix available

Incorrect implementation of access controls allows remote users to override repository restrictions in Borg servers 1.1.x before 1.1.3.

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

1.92%Up 1.4 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Incorrect implementation of access controls allows remote users to override repository restrictions in Borg servers 1.1.x before 1.1.3.

Record: CVE-2017-15914
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: 6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Incorrect implementation of access controls allows remote users to override repository restrictions in Borg servers 1.1.x before 1.1.3.

Record: CVE-2017-15914
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-0027 No score

Incorrect implementation of access controls allows remote users to override repository restrictions in Borg servers 1.1.x before 1.1.3.

Record: EUVD-2018-0027
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8q8v-28rm-qw4w 8.8

Borg Improper Access Control vulnerability

Incorrect implementation of access controls allows remote users to override repository restrictions in Borg servers 1.1.x before 1.1.3.

Record: GHSA-8q8v-28rm-qw4w
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.8

Incorrect implementation of access controls allows remote users to override repository restrictions in Borg servers 1.1.x before 1.1.3.

Record: CVE-2017-15914
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

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-15914 8.8

Incorrect implementation of access controls allows remote users to override repository restrictions in Borg servers 1.1.x before 1.1.3.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15914
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

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OSVGHSA-8q8v-28rm-qw4w 8.8

Borg Improper Access Control vulnerability

Incorrect implementation of access controls allows remote users to override repository restrictions in Borg servers 1.1.x before 1.1.3.

Record: GHSA-8q8v-28rm-qw4w
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-15914 8.8

Incorrect implementation of access controls allows remote users to override repository restrictions in Borg servers 1.1.x before 1.1.3.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15914
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

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10659-1 No score

borgbackup-1.1.17-1.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the borgbackup-1.1.17-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10659-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVPYSEC-2018-105 No score

Incorrect implementation of access controls allows remote users to override repository restrictions in Borg servers 1.1.x before 1.1.3.

Record: PYSEC-2018-105
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

borgbackup borg

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`borgbackup` PyPI	1.1.0b1 up to 1.1.3	1.1.3
`borgbackup` Debian:12	before 1.1.3-1	1.1.3-1
`borgbackup` Debian:13	before 1.1.3-1	1.1.3-1
`borgbackup` Debian:14	before 1.1.3-1	1.1.3-1
`borgbackup` PyPI	1.1.0b1 up to 1.1.3, plus listed versions 1.1.01.1.0b21.1.0b31.1.0b41.1.0b5 Show 7 moreShow less 1.1.0b61.1.0rc11.1.0rc21.1.0rc31.1.0rc41.1.11.1.2	1.1.3

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	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-2017-15914 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Borgbackup Borg, published February 8, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.92%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in borgbackup 1.1.3.

References

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