VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-13707

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability3.02%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-08-27
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Privilege escalation in Replibit Backup Manager earlier than version 2017.08.04 allows attackers to gain root privileges via sudo command execution. The vi program can be accessed through sudo, in order to navigate the filesystem and modify a critical file such as /etc/passwd.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

Primary references