CVE-2017-16597

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 57.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-01-23 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager 7.2.730 build 1034. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of WRQ requests. When parsing the Filename field, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of Administrator. Was ZDI-CAN-5137.

Affected products

NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager: 7.2.730

References

https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-962
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-962

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