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CVE-2017-1000438

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.3 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-01-02 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In OMERO 5.3.3 or earlier a user could create an OriginalFile and adjust its path such that it now points to another user's file on the underlying filesystem, then manipulate the user's data.

Affected products

• Openmicroscopy Omero: through 5.3.3

References

• https://www.openmicroscopy.org/security/advisories/2017-SV5-filename-2/
• https://www.openmicroscopy.org/security/advisories/2017-SV5-filename-2/

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