What is CVE-2017-1233?

CVE-2017-1233 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Remote Control, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2018-01-31.

How severe is CVE-2017-1233?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Auth bypass in IBM Bigfix Remote Control

CVE-2017-1233

IBM Remote Control v9 could allow a local user to use the component to replace files to which he does not have write access and which he can cause to be executed with Local System or root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 123912.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2018-01-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (21.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 21.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Bigfix Remote Control — versions 9.1.4
IBM Bigfix Remote Control — versions 9.1.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/123912 (VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1233?: CVE-2017-1233 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Remote Control, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2018-01-31.
How severe is CVE-2017-1233?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.