CVE-2017-7174

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The user-account creation feature in Chef Manage 2.1.0 through 2.4.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This is fixed in 2.4.5.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
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References

Timeline

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

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CVE-2017-7174: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix