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CVE-2017-6320

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 11.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-07-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

A remote command injection vulnerability exists in the Barracuda Load Balancer product line (confirmed on v5.4.0.004 (2015-11-26) and v6.0.1.006 (2016-08-19); fixed in 6.1.0.003 (2017-01-17)) in which an authenticated user can execute arbitrary shell commands and gain root privileges. The vulnerability stems from unsanitized data being processed in a system call when the delete_assessment command is issued.

Affected products

• Barracuda Load Balancer Adc: through 6.0.1.006

References

• https://campus.barracuda.com/product/loadbalanceradc/article/ADC/ReleaseNotes610003/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42333/
• https://campus.barracuda.com/product/loadbalanceradc/article/ADC/ReleaseNotes610003/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42333/

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