Extreme EXOS 16.x, 21.x, and 22.x allows administrators to bypass the "exsh restricted…
Priority LOW 30Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- 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
Extreme EXOS 16.x, 21.x, and 22.x allows administrators to bypass the "exsh restricted shell" protection mechanism and obtain an interactive shell.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00373 31st 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 17
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:15.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.7 | Vulnerable | Extreme Networks |
| cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.1.2 | Vulnerable | Extreme Networks |
| cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:16.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.1.3 | Vulnerable | Extreme Networks |
| cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:16.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.1.4 | Vulnerable | Extreme Networks |
| cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.2 | Vulnerable | Extreme Networks |
| cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:16.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.2.2 | Vulnerable | Extreme Networks |
| cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:16.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.2.3 | Vulnerable | Extreme Networks |
| cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:16.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.2.4 | Vulnerable | Extreme Networks |
| cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.1 | Vulnerable | Extreme Networks |
| cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:21.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.1.1 | Vulnerable | Extreme Networks |
- cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:15.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.7 Vulnerable ·Extreme Networks
- cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:16.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.2 Vulnerable ·Extreme Networks
- cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:16.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.3 Vulnerable ·Extreme Networks
- cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:16.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.1.4 Vulnerable ·Extreme Networks
- cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.2 Vulnerable ·Extreme Networks
- cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:16.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.2.2 Vulnerable ·Extreme Networks
- cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:16.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.2.3 Vulnerable ·Extreme Networks
- cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:16.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.2.4 Vulnerable ·Extreme Networks
- cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.1 Vulnerable ·Extreme Networks
- cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:21.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.1.1 Vulnerable ·Extreme Networks
Show 7 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:21.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.1.2 | Vulnerable | Extreme Networks |
| cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:21.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.1.3 | Vulnerable | Extreme Networks |
| cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:21.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21.1.4 | Vulnerable | Extreme Networks |
| cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 22.1 | Vulnerable | Extreme Networks |
| cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 22.2 | Vulnerable | Extreme Networks |
| cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:22.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 22.3 | Vulnerable | Extreme Networks |
| cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:22.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 22.4 | Vulnerable | Extreme Networks |
- cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:21.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.1.2 Vulnerable ·Extreme Networks
- cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:21.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.1.3 Vulnerable ·Extreme Networks
- cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:21.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.1.4 Vulnerable ·Extreme Networks
- cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.1 Vulnerable ·Extreme Networks
- cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.2 Vulnerable ·Extreme Networks
- cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:22.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.3 Vulnerable ·Extreme Networks
- cpe:2.3:o:extremenetworks:extremexos:22.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.4 Vulnerable ·Extreme Networks
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-14331
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9pv9-88cr-x2f4
References
More Extreme Networks Extremexos vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-13364 Extreme Networks EXOS before v.22.7 and before v.30.2 was discovered to contain an issue… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2024-18270 In Extreme XOS through 22.6.1.4, a read-only user can escalate privileges to root via a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2017-10452 Extreme EXOS 15.7, 16.x, 21.x, and 22.x allows remote attackers to hijack sessions by determining SessionID values. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2017-10448 Extreme EXOS 15.7, 16.x, 21.x, and 22.x allows remote attackers to trigger a buffer overflow leading to a reboot. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-10450 Extreme EXOS 16.x, 21.x, and 22.x allows administrators to obtain a root shell via… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.7
- TI-2017-10449 Extreme EXOS 16.x, 21.x, and 22.x allows administrators to obtain a root shell via… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.7
Sources
- CVE-2017-14331 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-14331 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9pv9-88cr-x2f4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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