What is CVE-2017-9269?

CVE-2017-9269 is a high-severity vulnerability in openSUSE Libzypp, classified under CWE-757. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2018-03-01.

How severe is CVE-2017-9269?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.

Improper input validation in openSUSE Libzypp

CVE-2017-9269

In libzypp before August 2018 GPG keys attached to YUM repositories were not correctly pinned, allowing malicious repository mirrors to silently downgrade to unsigned repositories with potential malicious content.

Published 2018-03-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.022 (82.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000

Affected products

openSUSE Libzypp
SUSE Libzypp — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9269?: CVE-2017-9269 is a high-severity vulnerability in openSUSE Libzypp, classified under CWE-757. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2018-03-01.
How severe is CVE-2017-9269?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.