What is CVE-2017-1000475?

CVE-2017-1000475 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freesshd, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-01-24.

How severe is CVE-2017-1000475?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-1000475 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Freesshd

CVE-2017-1000475

FreeSSHd 1.3.1 version is vulnerable to an Unquoted Path Service allowing local users to launch processes with elevated privileges.

Published 2018-01-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Freesshd — versions 1.3.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-428 — Unquoted Search Path or Element

Public proof-of-concept exploits

lajarajorge/CVE-2017-1000475

References

github.com/lajarajorge/CVE-2017-1000475/blob/master/README.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48044 (exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1000475?: CVE-2017-1000475 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freesshd, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-01-24.
How severe is CVE-2017-1000475?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-1000475 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.