CVE-2017-14355 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting HPE Connected Backup versions 8.6 and 8.8.6. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), it allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges with low attack complexity, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking significant community discussion, a public exploit (EDB-43857) exists, indicating a tangible risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:connected_backup:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.8.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:connected_backup:8.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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