CVE-2017-9270
post-auth arbitrary file write on cryptctl server
In cryptctl before version 2.0 a malicious server could send RPC requests that could overwrite files outside of the cryptctl key database.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
post-auth arbitrary file write on cryptctl server
In cryptctl before version 2.0 a malicious server could send RPC requests that could overwrite files outside of the cryptctl key database.
- Record
CVE-2017-9270- CVSS 3.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-18206
In cryptctl before version 2.0 a malicious server could send RPC requests that could overwrite files outside of the cryptctl key database.
- Record
EUVD-2017-18206- CVSS 3.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-whc2-8cpp-f5cp
In cryptctl before version 2.0 a malicious server could send RPC requests that could overwrite...
In cryptctl before version 2.0 a malicious server could send RPC requests that could overwrite files outside of the cryptctl key database.
- Record
GHSA-whc2-8cpp-f5cp- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In cryptctl before version 2.0 a malicious server could send RPC requests that could overwrite files outside of the cryptctl key database.
- Record
CVE-2017-9270- CVSS 3.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 8.5 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-22, CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In cryptctl before version 2.0 a malicious server could send RPC requests that could overwrite files outside of the cryptctl key database.
- Record
CVE-2017-9270- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:1865-1 No score
Security update for cryptctl
This update for cryptctl fixes an issue that could have allowed a malicious administrator to craft RPC requests to overwrite files outside of key database. (bsc#1041963 / CVE-2017-9270)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2017:1865-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
cryptctlSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 |
before 1.2.6-5.3.11 | 1.2.6-5.3.11 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-9270 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Opensuse Cryptctl, published July 14, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.94%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in cryptctl 1.2.6-5.3.11.
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-07/msg00022.html
bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1041963
suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-9270
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9270
github.com/advisories/GHSA-whc2-8cpp-f5cp