CVE-2017-7175
NfSen before 1.3.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell...
CVE-2017-7175 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.9) in Nfsen, published July 10, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.55%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
NfSen before 1.3.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the customfmt parameter (aka the "Custom output format" field).
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
NfSen before 1.3.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the customfmt parameter (aka the "Custom output format" field).
- Record
CVE-2017-7175- CVSS 3.0
- 9.9 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
NfSen before 1.3.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the customfmt parameter (aka the "Custom output format" field).
- Record
CVE-2017-7175- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-16213 No score
NfSen before 1.3.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the customfmt parameter (aka the "Custom output format" field).
- Record
EUVD-2017-16213- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7v2p-4895-64cq
NfSen before 1.3.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell...
NfSen before 1.3.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the customfmt parameter (aka the "Custom output format" field).
- Record
GHSA-7v2p-4895-64cq- CVSS 3.0
- 9.9 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | NfSen < 1.3.7 / AlienVault OSSIM 4.3.1 - 'customfmt' Command Injection | 2017-07-11 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |