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TI-2017-14533 Aliases CVE-2017-1000215GHSA-5gjx-7m75-v665

ROOT xrootd version 4.6.0 and below is vulnerable to an unauthenticated shell command…

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
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-78.

Summary

ROOT xrootd version 4.6.0 and below is vulnerable to an unauthenticated shell command injection resulting in remote code execution

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06467 93rd 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

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:xrootd:xrootd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.6.0VulnerableXrootd
  • cpe:2.3:a:xrootd:xrootd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.6.0 Vulnerable ·Xrootd

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1000215
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5gjx-7m75-v665

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Sources

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