What is CVE-2017-8989?

CVE-2017-8989 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE Icewall Dfw, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2018-08-06.

How severe is CVE-2017-8989?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Open Redirect in Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE Icewall Dfw

CVE-2017-8989

A security vulnerability in HPE IceWall SSO Dfw 10.0 and 11.0 on RHEL, HP-UX, and Windows could be exploited remotely to allow URL Redirection.

Vulnerability class: Open Redirect

Published 2018-08-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (77.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE Icewall Dfw — versions v10.0 and v11.0 on RHEL, HP-UX, and Windows
HP Hp-Ux
HP Icewall Sso — versions 10.0, 11.0
Microsoft Windows
Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-601 — URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect)

References

support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8989?: CVE-2017-8989 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE Icewall Dfw, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2018-08-06.
How severe is CVE-2017-8989?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.