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TI-2017-09983 Aliases CVE-2017-13707GHSA-9chv-jmmr-4pmp

Privilege escalation in Replibit Backup Manager earlier than version 2017.08.04 allows…

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

Privilege escalation in Replibit Backup Manager earlier than version 2017.08.04 allows attackers to gain root privileges via sudo command execution. The vi program can be accessed through sudo, in order to navigate the filesystem and modify a critical file such as /etc/passwd.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03025 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:axcient:replibit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2017.08.04VulnerableAxcient
  • cpe:2.3:a:axcient:replibit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2017.08.04 Vulnerable ·Axcient

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-13707
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9chv-jmmr-4pmp

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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