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CVE-2017-10940

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-10940 is a critical arbitrary code execution vulnerability affecting Joyent Smart Data Center prior to [email protected]. The flaw, located in the Docker API, stems from improper validation of user-supplied data, allowing for arbitrary file uploads. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe risk where an attacker, after gaining low-privileged access, can achieve root-level arbitrary code execution. While no public exploit intelligence or active exploitation is reported, its high EPSS score suggests a non-negligible threat, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:joyent:triton_datacenter:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0542 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 17,808 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

help.joyent.com / hc/en-us/articles/115009649927-Security-Advisory-ZDI-CAN-3853-Docker-File-Overwrite-Vulnerability
Vendor Advisory
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-17-453
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/99510
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry