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CVE-2017-9447

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-02-28 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

In the web interface of Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) 15.5 Build 16140, a vulnerability exists due to improper validation of the file path when requesting a resource under the "RASHTML5Gateway" directory. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit this weakness to read arbitrary files from the vulnerable system using path traversal sequences.

Affected products

• Parallels Remote Application Server (Client): 15.5

References

• https://blog.runesec.com/2018/02/22/parallels-ras-path-traversal/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/442321/
• https://blog.runesec.com/2018/02/22/parallels-ras-path-traversal/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/442321/

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