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CVE-2017-6315

Astaro Security Gateway (aka ASG) 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a...

9.8 CriticalPublic exploit

Astaro Security Gateway (aka ASG) 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request to index.plx.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

16.6%Up 12.6 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Astaro Security Gateway (aka ASG) 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request to index.plx.

Record
CVE-2017-6315
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Astaro Security Gateway (aka ASG) 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request to index.plx.

Record
CVE-2017-6315
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-15376 No score

Astaro Security Gateway (aka ASG) 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request to index.plx.

Record
EUVD-2017-15376
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6wrh-2m55-3q2w 9.8

Astaro Security Gateway (aka ASG) 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a...

Astaro Security Gateway (aka ASG) 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request to index.plx.

Record
GHSA-6wrh-2m55-3q2w
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBAstaro Security Gateway 7 - Remote Code Execution2017-09-13

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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

In short

CVE-2017-6315 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Sophos Astaro Security Gateway Firmware, published September 19, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.6%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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