{"id":"CVE-2017-12763","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-12763","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T01:43:29.617Z","title":"An unspecified server utility in NoMachine before 5.3.10 on Mac OS X and Linux allows authenticated users to gain privileges by gaining access to local files.","description":"An unspecified server utility in NoMachine before 5.3.10 on Mac OS X and Linux allows authenticated users to gain privileges by gaining access to local files.","published":"2017-08-29T15:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:03:54.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-276"],"affected":["nomachine/nomachine"],"epss":{"score":0.03863,"percentile":0.90121,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2017-08-09","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":42460,"kind":"exploit","title":"NoMachine 5.3.9 - Local Privilege Escalation","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42460","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/osx/local/42460.py","file":"exploits/osx/local/42460.py","published":"2017-08-09","added":"2017-08-17","updated":"2017-10-03","author":"Daniele Linguaglossa","type":"local","platform":"osx","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2017-12763"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 3.9%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://www.nomachine.com/SU08O00185","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.nomachine.com/forums/topic/security-advisory-nomachine-privileges-escalation-vulnerability","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.nomachine.com/SU08O00185","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.nomachine.com/forums/topic/security-advisory-nomachine-privileges-escalation-vulnerability","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12763","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."}