CVE-2017-5199
The editbanner feature in SolarWinds LEM (aka SIEM) through 6.3.1 allows remote authenticated...
The editbanner feature in SolarWinds LEM (aka SIEM) through 6.3.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by editing /usr/local/contego/scripts/mgrconfig.pl.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The editbanner feature in SolarWinds LEM (aka SIEM) through 6.3.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by editing /usr/local/contego/scripts/mgrconfig.pl.
- Record
CVE-2017-5199- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The editbanner feature in SolarWinds LEM (aka SIEM) through 6.3.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by editing /usr/local/contego/scripts/mgrconfig.pl.
- Record
CVE-2017-5199- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-14306 No score
The editbanner feature in SolarWinds LEM (aka SIEM) through 6.3.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by editing /usr/local/contego/scripts/mgrconfig.pl.
- Record
EUVD-2017-14306- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-whxf-4xv2-xjrx
The editbanner feature in SolarWinds LEM (aka SIEM) through 6.3.1 allows remote authenticated...
The editbanner feature in SolarWinds LEM (aka SIEM) through 6.3.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by editing /usr/local/contego/scripts/mgrconfig.pl.
- Record
GHSA-whxf-4xv2-xjrx- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-5199 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Solarwinds Log And Event Manager, published March 24, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.88%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.