What is CVE-2017-7174?

CVE-2017-7174 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Chef Manage Project. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-03-17.

How severe is CVE-2017-7174?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Chef Manage Project

CVE-2017-7174

The user-account creation feature in Chef Manage 2.1.0 through 2.4.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This is fixed in 2.4.5.

Published 2017-03-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.024 (84.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Chef Manage Project — versions 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.2

References

discourse.chef.io/t/chef-manage-2-4-5-security-release/10599 (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/97069 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7174?: CVE-2017-7174 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Chef Manage Project. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-03-17.
How severe is CVE-2017-7174?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.