What is CVE-2017-7306?

CVE-2017-7306 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Riverbed Rios, classified under Weak Password Requirements. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2017-04-04.

How severe is CVE-2017-7306?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Riverbed Rios

CVE-2017-7306

Riverbed RiOS through 9.6.0 has a weak default password for the secure vault, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to defeat the secure-vault protection mechanism by leveraging knowledge of the password algorithm and the appliance serial number. NOTE: the vendor believes that this does not meet the definition of a vulnerability. The product contains correct computational logic for supporting arbitrary password changes by customers; however, a password change is optional to meet different customers' needs

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (27.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 27.4% 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

Riverbed Rios

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-521 — Weak Password Requirements

References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/25 (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
supportkb.riverbed.com/support/index (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7306?: CVE-2017-7306 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Riverbed Rios, classified under Weak Password Requirements. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2017-04-04.
How severe is CVE-2017-7306?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.