CVE-2017-6200

Sandstorm before build 0.203 allows remote attackers to read any specified file under /etc or ...

6.5 Medium

Sandstorm before build 0.203 allows remote attackers to read any specified file under /etc or /run via the sandbox backup function. The root cause is that the findFilesToZip function doesn't filter Line Feed (\n) characters in a directory name.

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: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

2.31%Up 0.7 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

Record: CVE-2017-6200
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-6200
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-15265 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-15265
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hj86-pqmv-q7pr 6.5

Sandstorm before build 0.203 allows remote attackers to read any specified file under /etc or ...

Record: GHSA-hj86-pqmv-q7pr
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.5

Record: CVE-2017-6200
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

sandstorm

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
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-2017-6200 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Sandstorm, published February 6, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.31%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.