Akeo Consulting Rufus prior to version 2.17.1187 does not adequately validate the integrity of updates downloaded over HTTP, allowing an attacker to easily convince a user to execute arbitrary code
Published Oct 18, 2017
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.96%
Description
Akeo Consulting Rufus prior to version 2.17.1187 does not adequately validate the integrity of updates downloaded over HTTP, allowing an attacker to easily convince a user to execute arbitrary code
Affected products
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- Version prior to 2.17.1187StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akeo Consulting | Rufus | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Vendor solution
Manually download updates from https://rufus.akeo.ie/
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.96% (0.00963) | 60.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.96% (0.00963) | 56.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.12% (0.00120) | 28.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.79% (0.00788) | 82.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 17, 2024 | 0.79% (0.00788) | 81.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 28, 2023 | 0.79% (0.00788) | 79.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.80% (0.00797) | 79.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.68% (0.01682) | 85.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.58% (0.02578) | 82.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.51% (0.02509) | 58.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.82% (0.01819) | 35.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.82% (0.01819) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (4)
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/403768 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100516 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/commit/c3c39f7f8a11f612c4ebf7affce25ec6928eb1cb x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/issues/1009 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/403768 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100516 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/commit/c3c39f7f8a11f612c4ebf7affce25ec6928eb1cb | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/issues/1009 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory |
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