Critical severity · published May 28, 2017
CVE-2017-9232
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…
9.8
CVSS
48.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)48.5% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JU
Juju · Canonical
through 1.25.12; 2.0.0; 2.0.0; 2.0.0; 2.0.0; 2.0.0; +32 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9232
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9232
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98737
Exploit
https://bugs.launchpad.net/juju/+bug/1682411
www.exploit-db.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44023/
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