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CVE-2017-6516

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-03-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

A Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in MagniComp's Sysinfo before 10-H64 for Linux and UNIX platforms could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges. Parts of SysInfo require setuid-to-root access in order to access restricted system files and make restricted kernel calls. This access could be exploited by a local attacker to gain a root shell prompt using the right combination of environment variables and command line arguments.

Affected products

• Magnicomp Sysinfo: through 10-h62

References

• http://www.magnicomp.com/support/cve/CVE-2017-6516.shtml
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96934
• https://labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/advisories/magnicomps-sysinfo-root-setuid-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability/
• https://labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/advisories/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-magnicomps-sysinfo-root-setuid/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44150/
• http://www.magnicomp.com/support/cve/CVE-2017-6516.shtml
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96934
• https://labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/advisories/magnicomps-sysinfo-root-setuid-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability/
• https://labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/advisories/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-magnicomps-sysinfo-root-setuid/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44150/

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