CRITICAL
Privilege escalation vulnerability in Barracuda Load Balancer 5.0.0.015 via the use of an improperly protected SSH key
Published Aug 28, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.36%
Description
Privilege escalation vulnerability in Barracuda Load Balancer 5.0.0.015 via the use of an improperly protected SSH key.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.0.0.015
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.36% 0.02357
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02357
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.36% (0.02357) | 83.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.36% (0.02357) | 81.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.94% (0.00937) | 74.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00192) | 58.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 24, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00192) | 57.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00192) | 55.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130027/Barracuda-Load-Balancer-ADC-Key-Recovery-Password-Reset.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/76 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130027/Barracuda-Load-Balancer-ADC-Key-Recovery-Password-Reset.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/76 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 28, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Oct 22, 2014
Link CVE-2014-8428
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a