HIGH
pmmasterd in Quest Privilege Manager before 6.0.0.061, when configured as a policy server, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files and consequently execute arbitrary code with root privileges via an ACT_NEWFILESENT action
Published Apr 14, 2017
7.2
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 15.56%
Description
pmmasterd in Quest Privilege Manager before 6.0.0.061, when configured as a policy server, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files and consequently execute arbitrary code with root privileges via an ACT_NEWFILESENT action.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 6.0.0-27
- 6.0.0-50
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.
7.2 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
9.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
15.56% 0.15564
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.15564
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (27 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 15.56% (0.15564) | 96.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 15.56% (0.15564) | 96.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 12.89% (0.12889) | 96.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 15.56% (0.15564) | 96.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 12.89% (0.12889) | 96.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 15.56% (0.15564) | 96.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 12.89% (0.12889) | 96.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 15.56% (0.15564) | 96.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 12.89% (0.12889) | 96.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 15.56% (0.15564) | 96.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 23.89% (0.23886) | 95.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 29.04% (0.29037) | 96.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 23.89% (0.23886) | 95.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 30.93% (0.30931) | 94.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 23.89% (0.23886) | 95.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 32.24% (0.32236) | 97.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 9, 2023 | 8.24% (0.08242) | 93.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 8.99% (0.08989) | 93.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 8.71% (0.08707) | 93.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.87% (0.05873) | 92.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 10.12% (0.10123) | 94.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 10.12% (0.10123) | 94.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 10.12% (0.10123) | 87.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 11.16% (0.11165) | 88.15th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 11.16% (0.11165) | 88.00th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 11.16% (0.11165) | 95.43th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 11.16% (0.11165) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142095/Quest-Privilege-Manager-6.0.0-Arbitrary-File-Write.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97686 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://0xdeadface.wordpress.com/2017/04/07/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-quest-privilege-manager-6-0-0-xx-cve-2017-6553-cve-2017-6554/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.oneidentity.com/privilege-manager-for-unix/kb/SOL133824 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41861/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142095/Quest-Privilege-Manager-6.0.0-Arbitrary-File-Write.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97686 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://0xdeadface.wordpress.com/2017/04/07/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-quest-privilege-manager-6-0-0-xx-cve-2017-6553-cve-2017-6554/ | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://support.oneidentity.com/privilege-manager-for-unix/kb/SOL133824 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41861/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 14, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Mar 8, 2017
Link CVE-2017-6554
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a