CVE-2017-14378
EMC RSA Authentication Agent API 8.5 for C and RSA Authentication Agent SDK 8.6 for C allow...
EMC RSA Authentication Agent API 8.5 for C and RSA Authentication Agent SDK 8.6 for C allow attackers to bypass authentication, aka an "Error Handling Vulnerability."
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
EMC RSA Authentication Agent API 8.5 for C and RSA Authentication Agent SDK 8.6 for C allow attackers to bypass authentication, aka an "Error Handling Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2017-14378- CVSS 3.0
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
EMC RSA Authentication Agent API 8.5 for C and RSA Authentication Agent SDK 8.6 for C allow attackers to bypass authentication, aka an "Error Handling Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2017-14378- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-5881 No score
EMC RSA Authentication Agent API 8.5 for C and RSA Authentication Agent SDK 8.6 for C allow attackers to bypass authentication, aka an "Error Handling Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2017-5881- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w7qh-6j22-5xp3
EMC RSA Authentication Agent API 8.5 for C and RSA Authentication Agent SDK 8.6 for C allow...
EMC RSA Authentication Agent API 8.5 for C and RSA Authentication Agent SDK 8.6 for C allow attackers to bypass authentication, aka an "Error Handling Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-w7qh-6j22-5xp3- CVSS 3.0
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/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-2017-14378 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Emc Rsa Authentication Agent Api For C, published November 29, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.99%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.