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CVE-2017-7174

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-7174 is a critical vulnerability affecting Chef Manage versions 2.1.0 through 2.4.4, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through its user-account creation feature. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the high severity warrants immediate patching to version 2.4.5 or later.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:chef_manage_project:chef_manage:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:chef_manage_project:chef_manage:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:chef_manage_project:chef_manage:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:chef_manage_project:chef_manage:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:chef_manage_project:chef_manage:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.43%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0243 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 36,862 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

discourse.chef.io / t/chef-manage-2-4-5-security-release/10599
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/97069