{"cve":"CVE-2017-7420","nvd":{"published":"2017-08-21T15:29:00.217","modified":"2026-06-17T01:24:19.040","status":"Modified","description":"An Authentication Bypass (CWE-287) vulnerability in ESMAC (aka Enterprise Server Monitor and Control) in Micro Focus Enterprise Developer and Enterprise Server 2.3 and earlier, 2.3 Update 1 before Hotfix 8, and 2.3 Update 2 before Hotfix 9 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to view and alter configuration information and alter the state of the running product (CWE-275).","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-287"],"references":["https://community.microfocus.com/microfocus/mainframe_solutions/enterprise_server/w/knowledge_base/29131/enterprise-server-security-fixes-july-2017","https://community.microfocus.com/microfocus/mainframe_solutions/enterprise_server/w/knowledge_base/29131/enterprise-server-security-fixes-july-2017"],"products":["microfocus:enterprise_developer","microfocus:enterprise_server","microfocus:enterprise_server_monitor_and_control"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:44:47.710380879+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-7420","score":0.02444,"percentile":0.84334,"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."]}