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CVE-2017-1000486

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-1000486 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Primetek Primefaces 5.x, stemming from a weak encryption flaw (CWE-326). With a CVSS score of 9.8, it allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely over the network with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This vulnerability is actively exploited, as confirmed by its presence in the KEV catalog and high EPSS score, indicating a significant likelihood of exploitation. Publicly available exploit modules, including Metasploit and Nuclei templates, along with extensive community discussion and media coverage, underscore its widespread recognition and active threat landscape.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 4.0, <= 4.0.24CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:primetek:primefaces:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.0, < 5.2.21CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:primetek:primefaces:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.3, < 5.3.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:primetek:primefaces:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/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
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
94.10%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Jan 10, 2022
Metasploit: Primefaces Remote Code Execution Exploit · Feb 15, 2016
Nuclei: CVE-2017-1000486 · May 27, 2021
ExploitDB: EDB-43733 · Jan 18, 2018
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.9410 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 36,833 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

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)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.primefaces:primefacesFixed in: 6.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-j239-4gqg-5j54critical

Inadequate Encryption Strength

Jun 3, 2021

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
blog.mindedsecurity.com / 2016/02/rce-in-oracle-netbeans-opensource.html
ExploitThird Party Advisory
cryptosense.com / weak-encryption-flaw-in-primefaces
Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
github.com / primefaces/primefaces/issues/1152
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/43733
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry