CVE-2017-4990

critical

Published 2017-06-21 · Modified 2026-05-13

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CVSS v3

9.8

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

9.8

Description

In EMC Avamar Server Software 7.4.1-58, 7.4.0-242, 7.3.1-125, 7.3.0-233, 7.3.0-226, an unauthorized attacker may leverage the file upload feature of the system maintenance page to load a maliciously crafted file to any directory which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the Avamar Server system.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

97%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions
emc	avamar_server	`7.3.0-226`
emc	avamar_server	`7.3.0-233`
emc	avamar_server	`7.3.1-125`
emc	avamar_server	`7.4.0-242`
emc	avamar_server	`7.4.1-58`

References

CWEs

CWE-434

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.