{"id":"CVE-2017-6320","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-6320","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:17:08.125Z","title":"A remote command injection vulnerability exists in the Barracuda Load Balancer product line (confirmed on v5.4.0.004 (2015-11-26) and v6.0.1.006 (2016-08-19); fixed in 6.1.0.003 (2017-01-17)) in which an authenticated user can execute arbitrary shell…","description":"A remote command injection vulnerability exists in the Barracuda Load Balancer product line (confirmed on v5.4.0.004 (2015-11-26) and v6.0.1.006 (2016-08-19); fixed in 6.1.0.003 (2017-01-17)) in which an authenticated user can execute arbitrary shell commands and gain root privileges. The vulnerability stems from unsanitized data being processed in a system call when the delete_assessment command is issued.","published":"2017-07-18T14:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:22:09.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-78"],"affected":["barracuda/load balancer adc"],"epss":{"score":0.11081,"percentile":0.95898,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2017-07-18","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":42333,"kind":"exploit","title":"Barracuda Load Balancer Firmware < 6.0.1.006 - Remote Command Injection (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42333","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/hardware/webapps/42333.rb","file":"exploits/hardware/webapps/42333.rb","published":"2017-07-18","added":"2017-07-18","updated":"2017-07-19","author":"xort","type":"webapps","platform":"hardware","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2017-6320"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.1%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://campus.barracuda.com/product/loadbalanceradc/article/ADC/ReleaseNotes610003/","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42333/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://campus.barracuda.com/product/loadbalanceradc/article/ADC/ReleaseNotes610003/","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42333/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6320","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."}