How severe is CVE-2017-8992?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE Centralview Fraud Risk Management

CVE-2017-8992

HPE has identified a remote privilege escalation vulnerability in HPE CentralView Fraud Risk Management earlier than version CV 6.1. This issue is resolved in HF16 for HPE CV 6.1 or subsequent version.

EPSS: 0.026 (83.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Hpe Centralview Fraud Risk Management — versions CV 6.1
Hp Centralview_fraud_risk_management

References

security-alert@hpe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8992?: CVE-2017-8992 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE Centralview Fraud Risk Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-08-06.
How severe is CVE-2017-8992?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.