What is CVE-2017-8970?

CVE-2017-8970 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Matrix Operating Environment, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-02-15.

How severe is CVE-2017-8970?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Matrix Operating Environment

CVE-2017-8970

A remote unauthenticated disclosure of information vulnerability in HPE Matrix Operating Environment version 7.6 LR1 was found.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.032 (87.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Matrix Operating Environment — versions 7.6 LR1
HP Matrix Operating Environment — versions 7.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/101938 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8970?: CVE-2017-8970 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Matrix Operating Environment, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-8970?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.