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CVE-2017-6445

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-03-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-311

Description

The auto-update feature of Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center (OpenELEC) 6.0.3, 7.0.1, and 8.0.4 uses neither encrypted connections nor signed updates. A man-in-the-middle attacker could manipulate the update packages to gain root access remotely.

Affected products

• Openelec: 6.0.3, 7.0.1

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96580
• https://tech.feedyourhead.at/content/openelec-cve-2017-6445-revisited
• https://tech.feedyourhead.at/content/openelec-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-through-man-in-the-middle
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96580
• https://tech.feedyourhead.at/content/openelec-cve-2017-6445-revisited
• https://tech.feedyourhead.at/content/openelec-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-through-man-in-the-middle

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