post-auth arbitrary file write on cryptctl server
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In cryptctl before version 2.0 a malicious server could send RPC requests that could overwrite files outside of the cryptctl key database.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01942 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed cryptctl (SUSE): 2.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA cryptctl (SUSE) Fixed in 2.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-9270
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-whc2-8cpp-f5cp
References
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Sources
- CVE-2017-9270 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-9270 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-whc2-8cpp-f5cp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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