What is CVE-2017-2720?

CVE-2017-2720 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Fusionsphere OpenStack, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-11-22.

How severe is CVE-2017-2720?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Huawei Fusionsphere OpenStack

CVE-2017-2720

FusionSphere OpenStack V100R006C00 has an information exposure vulnerability. The software uses hard-coded cryptographic key to encrypt messages between certain components, which significantly increases the possibility that encrypted data may be recovered and results in information exposure.

Published 2017-11-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (51.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 51.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Huawei Fusionsphere OpenStack — versions v100r006c00
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Fusionsphere OpenStack — versions V100R006C00

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170920-01-fusionsphere-… (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2720?: CVE-2017-2720 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Huawei Fusionsphere OpenStack, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-11-22.
How severe is CVE-2017-2720?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.