CVE-2017-5198

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

SolarWinds LEM (aka SIEM) before 6.3.1 has an incorrect sudo configuration, which allows local users to obtain root access by editing /usr/local/contego/scripts/hostname.sh.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://blog.0xlabs.com/2017/03/solarwinds-lem-ssh-jailbreak-and.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97094Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://blog.0xlabs.com/2017/03/solarwinds-lem-ssh-jailbreak-and.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97094Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Mar 24, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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