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CVE-2017-12478

87
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-12478 is a critical authentication bypass and remote code execution vulnerability affecting Unitrends Backup (UB) versions prior to 10.0.0. This flaw, stemming from unvalidated input in the api/storage web interface, allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity. Exploit intelligence confirms the existence of multiple public Metasploit modules and ExploitDB entries, indicating readily available exploit code, though there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kaseya:unitrends_backup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
78.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Unitrends UEB http api remote code execution · Aug 8, 2017
ExploitDB: EDB-45559 · Oct 8, 2018
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.7827 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 36,821 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

support.unitrends.com / UnitrendsBackup/s/article/000005756
Vendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/43030
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exploit-db.com / exploits/45559
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry