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CVE-2017-7722

48
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-7722 is a critical vulnerability affecting SolarWinds Log & Event Manager (LEM) versions prior to 6.3.1 Hotfix 4. It allows an unauthenticated attacker to escape a restricted SSH shell, gaining full control over the system. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA KEV, a Metasploit module exists for remote code execution, and it has garnered significant community discussion, indicating active interest in its exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:log_\&_event_manager:6.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

10.0CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
12.73%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: SolarWinds LEM Default SSH Password Remote Code Execution · Mar 17, 2017
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1273 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 36,897 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

pentest.blog / unexpected-journey-4-escaping-from-restricted-shell-and-gaining-root-access-to-solarwinds-log-event-manager-siem-product
ExploitThird Party Advisory
thwack.solarwinds.com / thread/111223
MitigationPatchVendor Advisory