What is CVE-2017-1253?

CVE-2017-1253 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2017-07-05.

How severe is CVE-2017-1253?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.

RCE in IBM Security Guardium

CVE-2017-1253

IBM Security Guardium 10.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 124633.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2017-07-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.023 (82.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Guardium — versions 10.1, 10.0.1, 10.0
IBM Security Guardium — versions 10.0, 10.0.1, 10.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/99372 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124633 (VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1253?: CVE-2017-1253 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2017-07-05.
How severe is CVE-2017-1253?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.