What is CVE-2017-16757?

CVE-2017-16757 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hola Vpn, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-11-09.

How severe is CVE-2017-16757?

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

Vulnerability in Hola Vpn

CVE-2017-16757

Hola VPN 1.34 has weak permissions (Everyone:F) under %PROGRAMFILES%, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse 7za.exe or hola.exe file.

Published 2017-11-09 · 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: 0.004 (31.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 31.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Hola Vpn — versions 1.34

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/101787 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16757?: CVE-2017-16757 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hola Vpn, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-11-09.
How severe is CVE-2017-16757?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.