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TI-2017-04678 Aliases CVE-2017-6970GHSA-cqp4-63c9-vpm9

AlienVault USM and OSSIM before 5.3.7 and NfSen before 1.3.8 allow local users to execute…

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

AlienVault USM and OSSIM before 5.3.7 and NfSen before 1.3.8 allow local users to execute arbitrary commands in a privileged context via an NfSen socket, aka AlienVault ID ENG-104863.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01678 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:ossim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.3.6VulnerableAlienvault
cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:unified_security_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.3.6VulnerableAlienvault
cpe:2.3:a:nfsen:nfsen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.3.7VulnerableNfsen
  • cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:ossim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.3.6 Vulnerable ·Alienvault
  • cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:unified_security_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.3.6 Vulnerable ·Alienvault
  • cpe:2.3:a:nfsen:nfsen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.3.7 Vulnerable ·Nfsen

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6970
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cqp4-63c9-vpm9

References

Exploit 1

Other 3

Sources

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