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CVE-2017-16666

85
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-16666 describes a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Xplico versions prior to 1.2.1. This flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands by injecting shell metacharacters into the name of an uploaded PCAP file. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists, including a Metasploit module, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xplico:xplico:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
80.10%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Xplico Remote Code Execution · Oct 29, 2017
ExploitDB: EDB-43430 · Jan 4, 2018
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.8010 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 17,808 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

blog.securityonion.net / 2017/11/security-advisory-for-xplico-120.html
Third Party Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com / files/145639/Xplico-Remote-Code-Execution.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
pentest.blog / advisory-xplico-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-cve-2017-16666
ExploitThird Party Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/43430
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
xplico.org / archives/1538
Vendor Advisory
rapid7.com / db/modules/exploit/linux/http/xplico_exec
ExploitThird Party Advisory