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CVE-2017-12478

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 78.27% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-08-07 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 78.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2017-12478
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
78.27%

Original NVD Description

It was discovered that the api/storage web interface in Unitrends Backup (UB) before 10.0.0 has an issue in which one of its input parameters was not validated. A remote attacker could use this flaw to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands with root privilege on the target system.

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