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CVE-2017-1000215
ROOT xrootd version 4.6.0 and below is vulnerable to an unauthenticated shell command injection resulting in remote code execution
Critical9.8EPSS 6.5%
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- mitre
Description
ROOT xrootd version 4.6.0 and below is vulnerable to an unauthenticated shell command injection resulting in remote code execution
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.5% · top 6.2% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- https://github.com/xrootd/xrootd/blob/befa2e627a5a33a38c92db3e57c07d8246a24acf/src/XrdSecgsi/XrdSecgsiGMAPFunLDAP.cc#L85 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- GLSA-201903-11 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- https://github.com/xrootd/xrootd/blob/v4.6.1/docs/ReleaseNotes.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/xrootd/xrootd/commit/befa2e627a5a33a38c92db3e57c07d8246a24acf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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