CVE-2017-12787 is a critical vulnerability affecting the novi_process_manager_daemon service in NoviFlow NoviWare software distributions up to NW400.2.6, deployed on NoviSwitch devices. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to achieve privileged (root) code execution due to a bug in ACL modification application, which inadvertently exposes a network interface. Attackers can exploit this by embedding OS commands in incoming packet data or triggering a stack-based buffer overflow. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), the vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, public exploit code is available via ExploitDB (EDB-42518), though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 400.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:noviflow:noviware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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