CVE-2017-14355

Summary

CVECVE-2017-14355
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrofocus
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-12-05 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionA potential security vulnerability has been identified in HPE Connected Backup versions 8.6 and 8.8.6. The vulnerability could be exploited locally to allow escalation of privilege.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microfocus Connected Backup 8.6 All All All
Application Microfocus Connected Backup 8.8.6 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
HP Connected Backup 8.6/8.8.6 - Local Privilege Escalation - Windows local Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
HP Connected Backup CVE-2017-14355 Unspecified Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Bugtraq: [security bulletin] MFSBGN03786 rev.1 - HPE Connected Backup, Local Escalation of Privilege af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
404 Error | HPE af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 softwaresupport.hpe.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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