CVE-2017-14355
A potential security vulnerability has been identified in HPE Connected Backup versions 8.6 and 8.8.6.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.6%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
A potential security vulnerability has been identified in HPE Connected Backup versions 8.6 and 8.8.6. The vulnerability could be exploited locally to allow escalation of privilege.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.64% probability · 76th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 23 January 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microfocus/connected backup
- Source
- security@opentext.com
EPSS 1.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
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://seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Oct/23
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101270
- https://softwaresupport.hpe.com/document/-/facetsearch/document/KM02987868
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43857/
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Oct/23
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101270
- https://softwaresupport.hpe.com/document/-/facetsearch/document/KM02987868
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43857/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.