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Case File

CVE-2017-8979

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 4.82% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-02-15 · 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
exploit code execution

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CVE
CVE-2017-8979
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
4.82%

Original Filing — NVD Description

Security vulnerabilities in the HPE Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2) firmware could be exploited remotely to allow authentication bypass, code execution, and denial of service.