CVE-2017-5189: private SSL key embedded in JAR file in iManager

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-03-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-522

Description

NetIQ iManager before 3.0.3 delivered a SSL private key in a Java application (JAR file) for authentication to Sentinel, allowing attackers to extract and establish their own connections to the Sentinel appliance.

Affected products

NetIQ iManager: 2.7, 2.7.1, 2.7.2, 2.7.3, 2.7.4, 2.7.5 (+18)

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1021637
https://www.netiq.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7016795
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1021637
https://www.netiq.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7016795

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