An issue was discovered in Cloud Foundry Foundation BOSH Release 261.x versions prior to…
Priority LOW 39CWE-354Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Cloud Foundry Foundation BOSH Release 261.x versions prior to 261.3 and all 260.x versions. In certain cases an authenticated Director user can provide a malicious checksum that could allow them to escalate their privileges on the Director VM, aka "BOSH Director Shell Injection Vulnerabilities."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0048 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Cloud Foundry Foundation BOSH Release | Cloud Foundry Foundation BOSH Release | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cloud Foundry Foundation BOSH Release Vendor— Affected Cloud Foundry Foundation BOSH Release Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cloud_foundry:bosh:260:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 260 | Vulnerable | Cloud Foundry |
| cpe:2.3:a:cloud_foundry:bosh:260.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 260.1 | Vulnerable | Cloud Foundry |
| cpe:2.3:a:cloud_foundry:bosh:260.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 260.2 | Vulnerable | Cloud Foundry |
| cpe:2.3:a:cloud_foundry:bosh:260.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 260.3 | Vulnerable | Cloud Foundry |
| cpe:2.3:a:cloud_foundry:bosh:260.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 260.4 | Vulnerable | Cloud Foundry |
| cpe:2.3:a:cloud_foundry:bosh:260.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 260.5 | Vulnerable | Cloud Foundry |
| cpe:2.3:a:cloud_foundry:bosh:260.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 260.6 | Vulnerable | Cloud Foundry |
| cpe:2.3:a:cloud_foundry:bosh:260.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 260.7 | Vulnerable | Cloud Foundry |
| cpe:2.3:a:cloud_foundry:bosh:261:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 261 | Vulnerable | Cloud Foundry |
| cpe:2.3:a:cloud_foundry:bosh:261.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 261.1 | Vulnerable | Cloud Foundry |
- cpe:2.3:a:cloud_foundry:bosh:260:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 260 Vulnerable ·Cloud Foundry
- cpe:2.3:a:cloud_foundry:bosh:260.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 260.1 Vulnerable ·Cloud Foundry
- cpe:2.3:a:cloud_foundry:bosh:260.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 260.2 Vulnerable ·Cloud Foundry
- cpe:2.3:a:cloud_foundry:bosh:260.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 260.3 Vulnerable ·Cloud Foundry
- cpe:2.3:a:cloud_foundry:bosh:260.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 260.4 Vulnerable ·Cloud Foundry
- cpe:2.3:a:cloud_foundry:bosh:260.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 260.5 Vulnerable ·Cloud Foundry
- cpe:2.3:a:cloud_foundry:bosh:260.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 260.6 Vulnerable ·Cloud Foundry
- cpe:2.3:a:cloud_foundry:bosh:260.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 260.7 Vulnerable ·Cloud Foundry
- cpe:2.3:a:cloud_foundry:bosh:261:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 261 Vulnerable ·Cloud Foundry
- cpe:2.3:a:cloud_foundry:bosh:261.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 261.1 Vulnerable ·Cloud Foundry
Show 1 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cloud_foundry:bosh:261.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 261.2 | Vulnerable | Cloud Foundry |
- cpe:2.3:a:cloud_foundry:bosh:261.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 261.2 Vulnerable ·Cloud Foundry
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-4961
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hhx3-g956-h93h
References
More Cloud Foundry Bosh vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-07869 Bosh accepts refresh tokens in place of an access token CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2019-08429 Bosh Deployment logs leak sensitive information CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-30220 Compromised VM can make arbitrary blobstore deletes CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2026-29660 Local Blobstore may allow arbitrary reads/deletes CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2017-4961 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-4961 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hhx3-g956-h93h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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