Vulnerability Report

CVE-2017-7722

RCE

Title: Solarwinds Log \& Event Manager RCE

RCE

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2017-7722.

CWE Category CWE-77

Published Date Apr 12, 2017

Modified Date May 13, 2026

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 10.0 CVSS v3.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

49.94%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2017-7722: In SolarWinds Log & Event Manager (LEM) before 6.3.1 Hotfix 4, a menu system is encountered when the SSH service is accessed with "cmc" and "password" (the default username and password). By exploiting a vulnerability in the restrictssh feature of the menuing script, an attacker can escape from the restricted shell.

Impacted Vendors

solarwinds 1

Reference Links

https://pentest.blog/unexpected-journey-4-escaping-from-restricted-shell-and-gaining-root-access-to-solarwinds-log-event-manager-siem-product/ https://thwack.solarwinds.com/thread/111223 https://pentest.blog/unexpected-journey-4-escaping-from-restricted-shell-and-gaining-root-access-to-solarwinds-log-event-manager-siem-product/ https://thwack.solarwinds.com/thread/111223

CVSS v3.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity CRITICAL

10.0

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Complexity

LOW

Privileges

N/A

Interaction

NONE

Confidentiality

N/A

Integrity

N/A

Availability

N/A

Scope

CHANGED

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

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity HIGH

10.0

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns