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CVE-2017-18001

Published: Dec 31, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-306
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
13.7%
Top 4.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Trustwave Secure Web Gateway (SWG) through 11.8.0.27 allows remote attackers to append an arbitrary public key to the device's SSH Authorized Keys data, and consequently obtain remote root access, via the publicKey parameter to the /sendKey URI.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-306

Affected Products

Secure Web GatewayTrustwave Holdings, Inc.
Mixed
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
secure web gatewaytrustwave
Mixed
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
n/an/a
trustwave holdings, inc.commercialNetworking Infrastructureaka trustwave
trustwavecommercialUSSecurity Products

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
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References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/88
seclists.org
https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3550
blogs.securiteam.com
https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Trustwave-Software-Updates/Important-Security-Update-for-Trustwave-Secure-Web-Gateway/
trustwave.com
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Timeline

Published
Dec 31, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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