What is CVE-2017-7305?

CVE-2017-7305 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Riverbed Rios, classified under Weak Password Requirements. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2017-04-04.

How severe is CVE-2017-7305?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Riverbed Rios

CVE-2017-7305

Riverbed RiOS through 9.6.0 does not require a bootloader password, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to defeat the secure-vault protection mechanism via a crafted boot. NOTE: the vendor believes that this does not meet the definition of a vulnerability. The product contains correct computational logic for a bootloader password; however, this password is optional to meet different customers' needs

Published 2017-04-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Riverbed Rios

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-521 — Weak Password Requirements

References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/25 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
supportkb.riverbed.com/support/index (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7305?: CVE-2017-7305 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Riverbed Rios, classified under Weak Password Requirements. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2017-04-04.
How severe is CVE-2017-7305?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.