CVE-2017-12479 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 11.8% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
It was discovered that an issue in the session logic in Unitrends Backup (UB) before 10.0.0 allowed using the LOGDIR environment variable during a web session to elevate an existing low-privilege user to root privileges. A remote attacker with existing low-privilege credentials could then execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 11.81% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-08-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| kaseya | unitrends backup |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Unitrends UEB 9.1 - Privilege Escalation | 2017-08-08 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD