CVE-2017-5243

8.5 highEPSS 0.5%

The default SSH configuration in Rapid7 Nexpose hardware appliances shipped before June 2017 does not specify desired algorithms for key exchange and other important functions. As a result, it falls back to allowing ALL algorithms supported by the relevant version of OpenSSH and makes the installations vulnerable to a range of MITM, downgrade, and decryption attacks.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

8.5 high

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

EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 43% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-327
Published: 2017-06-06
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

rapid7:nexpose

References

https://community.rapid7.com/community/nexpose/blog/2017/05/31/r7-2017-13-nexpose-hardware-appliance-ssh-enabled-obsolete-algorithms-cve-2017-5243
https://community.rapid7.com/community/nexpose/blog/2017/05/31/r7-2017-13-nexpose-hardware-appliance-ssh-enabled-obsolete-algorithms-cve-2017-5243

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