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CVE-2017-1000215

32
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-1000215 describes an unauthenticated shell command injection vulnerability in ROOT xrootd versions 4.6.0 and below, leading to remote code execution. This critical flaw, with a CVSS score of 9.8, allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system without authentication, resulting in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and potential for significant impact, there is currently no public exploit code available in common repositories like Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Furthermore, the vulnerability shows minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low level of public awareness or active exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xrootd:xrootd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0647 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / xrootd/xrootd/blob/befa2e627a5a33a38c92db3e57c07d8246a24acf/src/XrdSecgsi/XrdSecgsiGMAPFunLDAP.cc
Third Party Advisory
github.com / xrootd/xrootd/blob/v4.6.1/docs/ReleaseNotes.txt
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / xrootd/xrootd/commit/befa2e627a5a33a38c92db3e57c07d8246a24acf
PatchThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201903-11
Third Party Advisory