What is CVE-2017-8194?

CVE-2017-8194 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Fusionsphere OpenStack, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-11-22.

How severe is CVE-2017-8194?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Huawei Fusionsphere OpenStack

CVE-2017-8194

The FusionSphere OpenStack V100R006C00SPC102(NFV) has an improper authentication vulnerability. Due to improper authentication on one port, an authenticated, remote attacker may exploit the vulnerability to execute more operations by send a crafted rest message.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2017-11-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (67.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.2% 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

Huawei Fusionsphere OpenStack — versions v100r006c00spc102(nfv), v100r006c00spc102\(nfv\)
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Fusionsphere OpenStack — versions V100R006C00SPC102(NFV)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170830-02-OpenStack-en (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/102209 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8194?: CVE-2017-8194 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Fusionsphere OpenStack, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-11-22.
How severe is CVE-2017-8194?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.