CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.3. 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.
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CVE
CVE-2017-14798
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.3
EPSS
1.02%
Original NVD Description
A race condition in the postgresql init script could be used by attackers able to access the postgresql account to escalate their privileges to root.
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