{
    "id": "CVE-2017-6554",
    "published": "2017-04-14 18:59:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:22:33",
    "cvss_score": "7.2",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-20",
    "description": "pmmasterd in Quest Privilege Manager before 6.0.0.061, when configured as a policy server, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files and consequently execute arbitrary code with root privileges via an ACT_NEWFILESENT action.",
    "epss_score": "0.15564",
    "epss_percentile": "0.96730",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-30 18:17:18",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "quest",
            "product": "privilege_manager"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "41861",
            "title": "Quest Privilege Manager 6.0.0 - Arbitrary File Write",
            "date": "2017-04-10",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41861"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142095/Quest-Privilege-Manager-6.0.0-Arbitrary-File-Write.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97686",
        "https://0xdeadface.wordpress.com/2017/04/07/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-quest-privilege-manager-6-0-0-xx-cve-2017-6553-cve-2017-6554/",
        "https://support.oneidentity.com/privilege-manager-for-unix/kb/SOL133824",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41861/",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142095/Quest-Privilege-Manager-6.0.0-Arbitrary-File-Write.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97686",
        "https://0xdeadface.wordpress.com/2017/04/07/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-quest-privilege-manager-6-0-0-xx-cve-2017-6553-cve-2017-6554/",
        "https://support.oneidentity.com/privilege-manager-for-unix/kb/SOL133824",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41861/"
    ]
}