CVE-2017-7977 — The Screensavercc component in eLux RP before 5.5.0 allows attackers to bypass intended configuration restrictions and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges by inserting commands in a local configuration dialog in the control panel

Back Back to CVE browser

CRITICAL

The Screensavercc component in eLux RP before 5.5.0 allows attackers to bypass intended configuration restrictions and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges by inserting commands in a local configuration dialog in the control panel

Published Jul 19, 2017

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 2.36%

Description

The Screensavercc component in eLux RP before 5.5.0 allows attackers to bypass intended configuration restrictions and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges by inserting commands in a local configuration dialog in the control panel.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

2.36% 0.02356

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.02356

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 (16 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	2.36% (0.02356)	83.12th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	2.36% (0.02356)	81.47th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 30, 2025	1.47% (0.01472)	79.15th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	3.59% (0.03587)	79.35th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	1.44% (0.01438)	79.36th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Jul 20, 2024	0.16% (0.00164)	53.46th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 26, 2024	0.16% (0.00164)	53.26th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.16% (0.00164)	51.25th	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)
Feb 3, 2022	0.39% (0.00389)	3.39th	v1
Jan 6, 2022	0.39% (0.00389)	3.41th	v1
Sep 1, 2021	0.39% (0.00389)	7.85th	v1
Apr 14, 2021	0.39% (0.00389)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-77

References (1)

https://www.myelux.com/cvesingle.htm?cve_id=CVE-2017-7977
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://www.myelux.com/cvesingle.htm?cve_id=CVE-2017-7977		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jul 19, 2017

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Apr 19, 2017

Link CVE-2017-7977

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2017-7977

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2017-7977