CVE-2017-18044

Public Exploit

Description

A Command Injection issue was discovered in ContentStore/Base/CVDataPipe.dll in Commvault before v11 SP6. A certain message parsing function inside the Commvault service does not properly validate the input of an incoming string before passing it to CreateProcess. As a result, a specially crafted message can inject commands that will be executed on the target operating system. Exploitation of this vulnerability does not require authentication and can lead to SYSTEM level privilege on any system running the cvd daemon. This is a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-3195.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 84.22% Top 5%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory securifera.com
Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-18044?
CVE-2017-18044 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-18044?
To fix CVE-2017-18044, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-18044 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-18044 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~84% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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