CVE-2017-6315
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.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV: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
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 Critical
CVSS: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.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Astaro Security Gateway 7 - Remote Code Execution | 2017-09-13 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE 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.