VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-5982

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Chorus2 2.4.2 add-on for Kodi allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a %2E%2E%252e (encoded dot dot slash) in the image path, as demonstrated by image/image%3A%2F%2F%2e%2e%252fetc%252fpasswd.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 78.0%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 78.0%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 77.98% probability · 100th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-22
Affected: kodi/kodi
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS moved from 80.1% on 21 September 2026 to 78.0% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141043/Kodi-17.1-Arbitrary-File-Disclosure.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/27Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96481
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00009.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41312/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141043/Kodi-17.1-Arbitrary-File-Disclosure.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/27Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96481
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00009.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41312/Exploit, Third 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.