CVE-2017-15548
An issue was discovered in EMC Avamar Server 7.1.x, 7.2.x, 7.3.x, 7.4.x, 7.5.0; EMC NetWorker...
CVE-2017-15548 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Emc Avamar Server, published January 5, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.70%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 9.8 CriticalCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 4.70%EPSS, 91st percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
An issue was discovered in EMC Avamar Server 7.1.x, 7.2.x, 7.3.x, 7.4.x, 7.5.0; EMC NetWorker Virtual Edition (NVE) 9.0.x, 9.1.x, 9.2.x; and EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance 2.0. A remote unauthenticated malicious user can potentially bypass application authentication and gain unauthorized root access to the affected systems.
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
An issue was discovered in EMC Avamar Server 7.1.x, 7.2.x, 7.3.x, 7.4.x, 7.5.0; EMC NetWorker Virtual Edition (NVE) 9.0.x, 9.1.x, 9.2.x; and EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance 2.0. A remote unauthenticated malicious user can potentially bypass application authentication and gain unauthorized root access to the affected systems.
- Record
CVE-2017-15548- 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-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
An issue was discovered in EMC Avamar Server 7.1.x, 7.2.x, 7.3.x, 7.4.x, 7.5.0; EMC NetWorker Virtual Edition (NVE) 9.0.x, 9.1.x, 9.2.x; and EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance 2.0. A remote unauthenticated malicious user can potentially bypass application authentication and gain unauthorized root access to the affected systems.
- Record
CVE-2017-15548- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-7000No score
An issue was discovered in EMC Avamar Server 7.1.x, 7.2.x, 7.3.x, 7.4.x, 7.5.0; EMC NetWorker Virtual Edition (NVE) 9.0.x, 9.1.x, 9.2.x; and EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance 2.0. A remote unauthenticated malicious user can potentially bypass application authentication and gain unauthorized root access to the affected systems.
- Record
EUVD-2017-7000- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2gm9-vfwg-p8x2
An issue was discovered in EMC Avamar Server 7.1.x, 7.2.x, 7.3.x, 7.4.x, 7.5.0; EMC NetWorker...
An issue was discovered in EMC Avamar Server 7.1.x, 7.2.x, 7.3.x, 7.4.x, 7.5.0; EMC NetWorker Virtual Edition (NVE) 9.0.x, 9.1.x, 9.2.x; and EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance 2.0. A remote unauthenticated malicious user can potentially bypass application authentication and gain unauthorized root access to the affected systems.
- Record
GHSA-2gm9-vfwg-p8x2- 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-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.