{"cve":"CVE-2017-6970","nvd":{"published":"2017-03-22T14:59:00.397","modified":"2026-06-17T01:23:24.193","status":"Modified","description":"AlienVault USM and OSSIM before 5.3.7 and NfSen before 1.3.8 allow local users to execute arbitrary commands in a privileged context via an NfSen socket, aka AlienVault ID ENG-104863.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.4},"cwes":["CWE-78"],"references":["https://sourceforge.net/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix/","https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8325/","https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8698","https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42305/","https://sourceforge.net/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix/"],"products":["alienvault:ossim","alienvault:unified_security_management","nfsen:nfsen"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:42:09.859288039+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-6970","score":0.01678,"percentile":0.76907,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}