CVE-2017-14083
A vulnerability in Trend Micro OfficeScan 11.0 and XG allows remote unauthenticated users who can access the system to download the OfficeScan encryption file.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 5.5%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
A vulnerability in Trend Micro OfficeScan 11.0 and XG allows remote unauthenticated users who can access the system to download the OfficeScan encryption file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 5.50% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 28 September 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- trendmicro/officescan
- Source
- security@trendmicro.com
EPSS moved from 4.3% on 21 September 2026 to 5.5% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/CVE-2017-14083-TRENDMICRO-OFFICESCAN-XG-PRE-AUTH-REMOTE-ENCRYPTION-KEY-DISCLOSURE.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144398/TrendMicro-OfficeScan-11.0-XG-12.0-Encryption-Key-Disclosure.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Sep/90Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541273/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101076Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039500Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/1118372Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42889/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/CVE-2017-14083-TRENDMICRO-OFFICESCAN-XG-PRE-AUTH-REMOTE-ENCRYPTION-KEY-DISCLOSURE.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144398/TrendMicro-OfficeScan-11.0-XG-12.0-Encryption-Key-Disclosure.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Sep/90Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541273/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101076Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039500Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/1118372Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42889/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.