{"id":"CVE-2017-16597","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-16597","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T00:37:28.917Z","title":"This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager 7.2.730 build 1034.","description":"This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager 7.2.730 build 1034. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of WRQ requests. When parsing the Filename field, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of Administrator. Was ZDI-CAN-5137.","published":"2018-01-23T01:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:09:32.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-22","CWE-668"],"affected":["netgain-systems/enterprise manager"],"epss":{"score":0.57295,"percentile":0.9907,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.39082,"percentile":0.9857},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.57295,"percentile":0.99031}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 57.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.57295,"from":0.39082,"percentile":0.99031},"summary":"EPSS moved from 39.1% to 57.3% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-962","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com"},{"url":"https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-962","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16597","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."}