CVE-2017-18044 is a critical command injection vulnerability affecting Commvault software prior to v11 SP6. It allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands with SYSTEM privileges on systems running the cvd daemon due to improper input validation in a message parsing function. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and an EPSS score of 0.826, this vulnerability poses a significant risk, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists for exploitation, indicating readily available exploit code, though there is minimal public discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:commvault:commvault:11.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:commvault:commvault:11.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:commvault:commvault:11.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:commvault:commvault:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:commvault:commvault:11.0:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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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 records are not available for this CVE.