CVE-2017-9232
Juju before 1.25.12, 2.0.x before 2.0.4, and 2.1.x before 2.1.3 uses a UNIX domain socket without setting appropriate permissions, allowing privilege escalation by users on the system to root.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 48.5%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Juju before 1.25.12, 2.0.x before 2.0.4, and 2.1.x before 2.1.3 uses a UNIX domain socket without setting appropriate permissions, allowing privilege escalation by users on the system to root.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 48.50% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 12 February 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Affected
- canonical/juju
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 37.5% on 21 September 2026 to 48.5% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98737Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/juju/+bug/1682411Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44023/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98737Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/juju/+bug/1682411Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44023/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.