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Case File

CVE-2017-13707

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 3.02% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-08-27 · 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.

Public Exploit Signal

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

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2017-13707
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
3.02%

Original NVD Description

Privilege escalation in Replibit Backup Manager earlier than version 2017.08.04 allows attackers to gain root privileges via sudo command execution. The vi program can be accessed through sudo, in order to navigate the filesystem and modify a critical file such as /etc/passwd.