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CVE-2017-1720

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-1720 is a local command injection vulnerability affecting IBM Notes versions 8.5 and 9.0, as well as IBM Client Application Access. An attacker could exploit this by crafting a malicious command line sent through shared memory IPC, leading to arbitrary command execution. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 5.3 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access and privileges, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:notes:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.5.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:notes:8.5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.5.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:notes:8.5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.5.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:notes:8.5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:notes:9.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.3MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
34.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0041 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 15,937 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 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

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/134807
VDB EntryVendor Advisory
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
PatchVendor Advisory
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
PatchVendor Advisory