CVE-2017-14330 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 6.7 Published Updated

Administrators can obtain a root shell on Extreme EXOS switches via a privileged process, enabling full system control.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-14330?

CVE-2017-14330 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Oct 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Extreme EXOS 16.x, 21.x, and 22.x allows administrators to obtain a root shell via vectors involving a privileged process.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14330?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Extremenetworks Extremexos.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14330?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14330 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-14330 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14330 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w94v-5w54-8jw9.

Is CVE-2017-14330 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free