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CVE-2017-14610

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  • Published2017-09-20
  • WeaknessCWE-665

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Description

bareos-dir, bareos-fd, and bareos-sd in bareos-core in Bareos 16.2.6 and earlier create a PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for PID file modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname`" command.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2017-09-2018:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Bareos
BranchAffectedFixed in
16.2≤ 16.2.6no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • bareosUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed

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Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

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ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
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Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.07.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.04.6read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-665read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.3 %2026-11-08
  • OSVaffected packages—

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2017-09-20
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14610?

bareos-dir, bareos-fd, and bareos-sd in bareos-core in Bareos 16.2.6 and earlier create a PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for PID file modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname`" command.

Is CVE-2017-14610 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-14610 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.3% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-14610?

CVE-2017-14610 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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