CVE-2017-10906
Fluentd Escape Sequence Injection Vulnerability
Escape sequence injection vulnerability in Fluentd versions 0.12.29 through 0.12.40 may allow an attacker to change the terminal UI or execute arbitrary commands on the device via unspecified vectors.
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
Escape sequence injection vulnerability in Fluentd versions 0.12.29 through 0.12.40 may allow an attacker to change the terminal UI or execute arbitrary commands on the device via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2017-10906- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Escape sequence injection vulnerability in Fluentd versions 0.12.29 through 0.12.40 may allow an attacker to change the terminal UI or execute arbitrary commands on the device via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2017-10906- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-2613 No score
Escape sequence injection vulnerability in Fluentd versions 0.12.29 through 0.12.40 may allow an attacker to change the terminal UI or execute arbitrary commands on the device via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2022-2613- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5jrp-w8fr-mrww
Fluentd Escape Sequence Injection Vulnerability
Escape sequence injection vulnerability in Fluentd versions 0.12.29 through 0.12.40 may allow an attacker to change the terminal UI or execute arbitrary commands on the device via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-5jrp-w8fr-mrww- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Escape sequence injection vulnerability in Fluentd versions 0.12.29 through 0.12.40 may allow an attacker to change the terminal UI or execute arbitrary commands on the device via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2017-10906- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-5jrp-w8fr-mrww
Fluentd Escape Sequence Injection Vulnerability
Escape sequence injection vulnerability in Fluentd versions 0.12.29 through 0.12.40 may allow an attacker to change the terminal UI or execute arbitrary commands on the device via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-5jrp-w8fr-mrww- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2018:2225
Red Hat Security Advisory: fluentd security update
- Record
RHSA-2018:2225- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
fluentdRubyGems |
0.12.29 up to 0.12.41 | 0.12.41 |
fluentdRubyGems |
0.12.29 up to 0.12.41, plus listed versions 0.12.300.12.310.12.320.12.330.12.34 Show 6 moreShow less0.12.350.12.360.12.370.12.380.12.390.12.40 |
0.12.41 |
fluentdRed Hat:openstack-optools:13::el7 |
before 0:0.12.41-1.el7 | 0:0.12.41-1.el7 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-10906 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Cloud Native Computing Foundation (cncf) Fluentd, published December 8, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.58%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in fluentd 0.12.41.
References
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2225
jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU95124098/index.html
github.com/fluent/fluentd/blob/v0.12/CHANGELOG.md
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10906
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bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1524783
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2018/rhsa-2018_2225.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10906