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CVE-2017-9232: canonical juju Missing Authorization

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-9232USN-3300-1GHSA-j3hp-pv6v-rgrx
Published 28-05-2017Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-9232 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Missing Authorization vulnerability in canonical juju. EPSS estimates a 48.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Priority
Prioritiseweaponized exploit

Weaponized exploit (exploit-database, 12-02-2018)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
48.50%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits3reference, exploit-database, metasploit

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15033-1

Timeline

  1. 28-05-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Juju before 1.25.12, 2.0.x before 2.0.4, and 2.1.x before 2.1.3 uses a UNIX domain socket without setting appropriate permissions, allowing privilege escalation by users on the system to root.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

48.50%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 48.50% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

3 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugs.launchpad.net)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaselocallinuxVerified

    Juju-run Agent - Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteVerified

    Juju-run Agent Privilege Escalation

    exploit/linux/local/juju_run_agent_priv_esc

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu2 products
  • juju-core< 1.25.6-0ubuntu1.14.04.2 | < 2.0.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
  • juju-core-1< 1.25.6-0ubuntu1.16.04.2
Canonical1 product
  • juju≤ 1.25.12 | 2.0.0 | 2.0.0:alpha1 | 2.0.0:alpha2 | 2.0.0:beta1 | 2.0.0:beta10 | 2.0.0:beta11 | 2.0.0:beta12 | 2.0.0:beta13 | 2.0.0:beta14 | 2.0.0:beta15 | 2.0.0:beta16 | 2.0.0:beta17 | 2.0.0:beta18 | 2.0.0:beta2 | 2.0.0:beta3 | 2.0.0:beta4 | 2.0.0:beta5 | 2.0.0:beta6 | 2.0.0:beta7 | 2.0.0:beta8 | 2.0.0:beta9 | 2.0.0:rc1 | 2.0.0:rc2 | 2.0.0:rc3 | 2.0.1 | 2.0.2 | 2.0.3 | 2.1.0 | 2.1.0:beta1 | 2.1.0:beta2 | 2.1.0:beta3 | 2.1.0:beta4 | 2.1.0:beta5 | 2.1.0:rc1 | 2.1.0:rc2 | 2.1.1 | 2.1.2
Github.com/juju1 product
  • juju< 0.0.0-20170524231039-0417178a3c28

3 vendors · 4 products

References

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