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Case File

CVE-2017-6885

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 1.17% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-05-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

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

Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2017-6885
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
1.17%

Original Filing — NVD Description

An error when handling certain external commands and services related to the FlexNet Inventory Agent and FlexNet Beacon of the Flexera Software FlexNet Manager Suite 2017 before 2017 R1 and 2014 R3 through 2016 R1 SP1 can be exploited to gain elevated privileges.