High severity · published Oct 30, 2017
CVE-2017-9450
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) CloudFormation bootstrap tools package (aka aws-cfn-bootstrap) before 1.4-19.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by…
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) CloudFormation bootstrap tools package (aka aws-cfn-bootstrap) before 1.4-19.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges by leveraging the ability to create files in an unspecified directory.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 34% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AW
Amazon Web Services Cloudformation Bootstrap · Amazon
before 1.4-19.10 · source: NVD
Affected product
AW
Amazon Web Services Cloudformation Bootstrap
Amazon
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9450
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9450
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99972
Vendor Advisory
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2017-861.html
sintonen.fi
https://sintonen.fi/advisories/aws-cfn-bootstrap-local-code-execution-as-root.txt