VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-1720
IBM Notes 8.5 and 9.0 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands by carefully crafting a command line sent via the shared memory IPC.
MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 0.41%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.41%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
IBM Notes 8.5 and 9.0 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands by carefully crafting a command line sent via the shared memory IPC. IBM X-Force ID: 134807.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 36th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-77
- Affected
- ibm/notes · ibm/client application access
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 0.4% 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://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22010766Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22010767Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134807VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22010766Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22010767Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134807VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.