Trustwave Secure Web Gateway (SWG) through 11.8.0.27 allows remote attackers to append an…
Priority MEDIUM 57CWE-306Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- 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-306.
Summary
Trustwave Secure Web Gateway (SWG) through 11.8.0.27 allows remote attackers to append an arbitrary public key to the device's SSH Authorized Keys data, and consequently obtain remote root access, via the publicKey parameter to the /sendKey URI.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.14078 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-18001
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p7mr-jqmx-qq7x
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-18001 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-18001 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p7mr-jqmx-qq7x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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