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CVE-2017-5824

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-5824 describes an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability affecting HPE Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager version 6.6.x. This critical vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 9.8, allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely without authentication, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is readily available, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the security community. Despite its high EPSS and FAUCET risk scores, it is not currently listed in the KEV catalog, suggesting it is not under active widespread exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 6.6.0, < 6.6.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hp:aruba_clearpass_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
19.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1927 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

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

support.hpe.com / hpsc/doc/public/display
Vendor Advisory
arubanetworks.com / assets/alert/HPESBHF03730.txt
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/98722
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry