Vulnerability in Kaseya Unitrends_backup

CVE-2017-12479

It was discovered that an issue in the session logic in Unitrends Backup (UB) before 10.0.0 allowed using the LOGDIR environment variable during a web session to elevate an existing low-privilege user to root privileges. A remote attacker…

EPSS: 0.135 (94.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12479?
CVE-2017-12479 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kaseya Unitrends_backup. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-08-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-12479?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.