CVE-2017-14378
EMC RSA Authentication Agent API 8.5 for C and RSA Authentication Agent SDK 8.6 for C allow attackers to bypass authentication, aka an "Error Handling Vulnerability."
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.99%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
EMC RSA Authentication Agent API 8.5 for C and RSA Authentication Agent SDK 8.6 for C allow attackers to bypass authentication, aka an "Error Handling Vulnerability."
- CVSS 3.0
- 10.0 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.99% probability · 87th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- emc/rsa authentication agent api for c · emc/rsa authentication agent sdk for c
- Source
- security_alert@emc.com
EPSS 3.0% 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.
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Nov/48Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101979Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039877Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Nov/48Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101979Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039877Third 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.