{
    "id": "CVE-2017-7555",
    "published": "2017-08-17 19:29:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:24:36",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-122",
    "description": "Augeas versions up to and including 1.8.0 are vulnerable to heap-based buffer overflow due to improper handling of escaped strings. Attacker could send crafted strings that would cause the application using augeas to copy past the end of a buffer, leading to a crash or possible code execution.",
    "epss_score": "0.05204",
    "epss_percentile": "0.92265",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-07 18:17:16",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "augeas",
            "product": "augeas"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3949",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100378",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2788",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2403",
        "https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/pull/480",
        "https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-7555",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3949",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100378",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2788",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2403",
        "https://github.com/hercules-team/augeas/pull/480",
        "https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-7555"
    ]
}