What is CVE-2017-5932?

CVE-2017-5932 is a high-severity vulnerability in GNU Bash, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-03-27.

How severe is CVE-2017-5932?

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

Improper input validation in GNU Bash

CVE-2017-5932

The path autocompletion feature in Bash 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted filename starting with a " (double quote) character and a command substitution metacharacter.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2017-03-27 · 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 (34.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.3% 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

GNU Bash — versions 4.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/bash.git/commit/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2017-01/msg00034.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/08/3 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/96136 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5932?: CVE-2017-5932 is a high-severity vulnerability in GNU Bash, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-03-27.
How severe is CVE-2017-5932?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.