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CVE-2017-15548

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2018-01-05
  • WeaknessCWE-287

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Description

An issue was discovered in EMC Avamar Server 7.1.x, 7.2.x, 7.3.x, 7.4.x, 7.5.0; EMC NetWorker Virtual Edition (NVE) 9.0.x, 9.1.x, 9.2.x; and EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance 2.0. A remote unauthenticated malicious user can potentially bypass application authentication and gain unauthorized root access to the affected systems.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-01-0517:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Emc avamar server
BranchAffectedFixed in
7.1= 7.1-21no fix published
7.1= 7.1-145no fix published
7.1= 7.1-302no fix published
7.1= 7.1-370no fix published
7.2= 7.2-32no fix published
7.2= 7.2-309no fix published
7.2= 7.2-401no fix published
7.3= 7.3-125no fix published
7.3= 7.3-211no fix published
7.3= 7.3-226no fix published
7.3= 7.3-233no fix published
7.4= 7.4-58no fix published
Emc networker
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.0= 9.0no fix published
9.1= 9.1no fix published
9.2= 9.2no fix published
Emc integrated data protection appliance
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.0= 2.0no fix published

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

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.09.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.010read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-287read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score4.7 %2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-01-05
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15548?

An issue was discovered in EMC Avamar Server 7.1.x, 7.2.x, 7.3.x, 7.4.x, 7.5.0; EMC NetWorker Virtual Edition (NVE) 9.0.x, 9.1.x, 9.2.x; and EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance 2.0. A remote unauthenticated malicious user can potentially bypass application authentication and gain unauthorized root access to the affected systems.

Is CVE-2017-15548 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-15548 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 4.7% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-15548?

CVE-2017-15548 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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