{"id":"CVE-2017-1000486","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-1000486","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T22:20:28.847Z","title":"Primetek Primefaces Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","description":"Primetek Primefaces 5.x is vulnerable to a weak encryption flaw resulting in remote code execution","published":"2018-01-03T20:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:59:15.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-326"],"affected":["primetek/primefaces"],"epss":{"score":0.94104,"percentile":0.99846,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-01-10","dueDate":"2022-07-10","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000486"},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2018-01-18","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":43733,"kind":"exploit","title":"Primefaces 5.x - Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43733","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/java/webapps/43733.rb","file":"exploits/java/webapps/43733.rb","published":"2018-01-18","added":"2018-01-18","updated":"2018-01-18","author":"Bjoern Schuette","type":"webapps","platform":"java","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2017-1000486"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 10 July 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://blog.mindedsecurity.com/2016/02/rce-in-oracle-netbeans-opensource.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://cryptosense.com/weak-encryption-flaw-in-primefaces/","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/primefaces/primefaces/issues/1152","tags":["Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43733/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://blog.mindedsecurity.com/2016/02/rce-in-oracle-netbeans-opensource.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cryptosense.com/weak-encryption-flaw-in-primefaces/","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/primefaces/primefaces/issues/1152","tags":["Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43733/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-1000486","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000486","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}