{"id":"CVE-2017-14355","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-14355","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T01:46:20.076Z","title":"A potential security vulnerability has been identified in HPE Connected Backup versions 8.6 and 8.8.6.","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.","published":"2017-12-05T21:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:06:01.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@opentext.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["microfocus/connected backup"],"epss":{"score":0.01641,"percentile":0.76257,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2018-01-23","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":43857,"kind":"exploit","title":"HP Connected Backup 8.6/8.8.6 - Local Privilege Escalation","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43857","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/43857.py","file":"exploits/windows/local/43857.py","published":"2018-01-23","added":"2018-01-23","updated":"2018-01-23","author":"Peter Lapp","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2017-14355"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Oct/23","source":"security@opentext.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101270","source":"security@opentext.com"},{"url":"https://softwaresupport.hpe.com/document/-/facetsearch/document/KM02987868","source":"security@opentext.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43857/","source":"security@opentext.com"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Oct/23","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101270","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://softwaresupport.hpe.com/document/-/facetsearch/document/KM02987868","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43857/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14355","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."}