CVE-2017-12763

NoMachine 5.3.9 - Local Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An unspecified server utility in NoMachine before 5.3.10 on Mac OS X and Linux allows authenticated users to gain privileges by gaining access to local files.

Una utilidad del servidor sin especificar en NoMachine en versiones anteriores a la 5.3.10 en Mac OS X y Linux permite que usuarios autenticados obtengan privilegios obteniendo acceso a archivos locales.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2017-08-09 CVE Reserved
2017-08-09 First Exploit
2017-08-29 CVE Published
2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42460	2017-08-09

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.nomachine.com/SU08O00185	2019-10-03

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.nomachine.com/forums/topic/security-advisory-nomachine-privileges-escalation-vulnerability	2019-10-03

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Nomachine Search vendor "Nomachine"	Nomachine Search vendor "Nomachine" for product "Nomachine"	<= 5.3.9 Search vendor "Nomachine" for product "Nomachine" and version " <= 5.3.9"	-	Affected	in	Apple Search vendor "Apple"	Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"	-	-	Safe
Nomachine Search vendor "Nomachine"	Nomachine Search vendor "Nomachine" for product "Nomachine"	<= 5.3.9 Search vendor "Nomachine" for product "Nomachine" and version " <= 5.3.9"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe