CVE-2017-8968
A remote execution of arbitrary code vulnerability has been identified in HPE RESTful Interface...
A remote execution of arbitrary code vulnerability has been identified in HPE RESTful Interface Tool 1.5, 2.0 (hprest-1.5-79.x86_64.rpm, ilorest-2.0-403.x86_64.rpm). The issue is resolved in iLOREST v2.1 or subsequent versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- 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
A remote execution of arbitrary code vulnerability has been identified in HPE RESTful Interface Tool 1.5, 2.0 (hprest-1.5-79.x86_64.rpm, ilorest-2.0-403.x86_64.rpm). The issue is resolved in iLOREST v2.1 or subsequent versions.
- Record
CVE-2017-8968- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A remote execution of arbitrary code vulnerability has been identified in HPE RESTful Interface Tool 1.5, 2.0 (hprest-1.5-79.x86_64.rpm, ilorest-2.0-403.x86_64.rpm). The issue is resolved in iLOREST v2.1 or subsequent versions.
- Record
CVE-2017-8968- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-17908 No score
A remote execution of arbitrary code vulnerability has been identified in HPE RESTful Interface Tool 1.5, 2.0 (hprest-1.5-79.x86_64.rpm, ilorest-2.0-403.x86_64.rpm). The issue is resolved in iLOREST v2.1 or subsequent versions.
- Record
EUVD-2017-17908- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q6h5-mv9j-hj66
A remote execution of arbitrary code vulnerability has been identified in HPE RESTful Interface...
A remote execution of arbitrary code vulnerability has been identified in HPE RESTful Interface Tool 1.5, 2.0 (hprest-1.5-79.x86_64.rpm, ilorest-2.0-403.x86_64.rpm). The issue is resolved in iLOREST v2.1 or subsequent versions.
- Record
GHSA-q6h5-mv9j-hj66- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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-2017-8968 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Hpe Restful Interface Tool, published August 6, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.17%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.