9.3

CVE-2017-7444: veritas system_recovery

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
Published 05-04-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-7444 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in veritas system_recovery. EPSS estimates a 1.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.06%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-04-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Veritas System Recovery before 16 SP1, there is a DLL hijacking vulnerability in the patch installer if an attacker has write access to the directory from which the product is executed.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.06%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

64%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.06% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.06%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Veritas1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links