AlienVault USM and OSSIM before 5.3.7 and NfSen before 1.3.8 have an error in privilege…
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-273Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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
AlienVault USM and OSSIM before 5.3.7 and NfSen before 1.3.8 have an error in privilege dropping and unnecessarily execute the NfSen Perl code as root, aka AlienVault ID ENG-104945, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-6970 and CVE-2017-6971.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.14603 96th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:ossim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.3.6 | Vulnerable | Alienvault |
| cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:unified_security_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.3.6 | Vulnerable | Alienvault |
| cpe:2.3:a:nfsen:nfsen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.3.7 | Vulnerable | Nfsen |
- 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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6972
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-984w-gcj2-gr36
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-6972 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-6972 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-984w-gcj2-gr36 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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