What is CVE-2017-7524?

CVE-2017-7524 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tpm 2.0 Tools Tpm2-Tools, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-06-27.

How severe is CVE-2017-7524?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-7524 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Tpm 2.0 Tools Tpm2-Tools

CVE-2017-7524

tpm2-tools versions before 1.1.1 are vulnerable to a password leak due to transmitting password in plaintext from client to server when generating HMAC.

Published 2017-06-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (68.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Tpm 2.0 Tools Tpm2-Tools — versions before 1.1.1
Tpm2-Tools Project Tpm2.0-Tools

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/01org/tpm2.0-tools/commit/c5d72beaab1cbbbe68271f4bc4b6670d69985157 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7524?: CVE-2017-7524 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tpm 2.0 Tools Tpm2-Tools, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-06-27.
How severe is CVE-2017-7524?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-7524 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.