CVE-2017-9450 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the AWS CloudFormation bootstrap tools (aws-cfn-bootstrap) package versions prior to 1.4-19.10. An authenticated local attacker can exploit this flaw by creating files in an unspecified directory, leading to arbitrary code execution with root privileges. Rated 7.8 HIGH, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can result in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.4-19.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:amazon:amazon_web_services_cloudformation_bootstrap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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