What is CVE-2017-8969?

CVE-2017-8969 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Insight Control, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2018-02-15.

How severe is CVE-2017-8969?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Insight Control

CVE-2017-8969

An improper input validation vulnerability in HPE Insight Control version 7.6 LR1 was found.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2018-02-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Insight Control — versions 7.6 LR1
HP Insight Control — versions 7.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/101883 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8969?: CVE-2017-8969 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Insight Control, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2018-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-8969?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.