CVE-2017-18001
highpriority · attend · 54OT risk · highEPSS 0.141 · 97 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Trustwave Secure Web Gateway (SWG) through 11.8.0.27 allows remote attackers to append an arbitrary public key to the device's SSH Authorized Keys data, and consequently obtain remote root access, via the publicKey parameter to the /sendKey URI.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9.3–10
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-44047Trustwave SWG 11.8.0.27 - SSH Unauthorized AccessPoC · exploit_db
affected products (3)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (12)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/88cnnvd
- https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3550cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44047/cnnvd
- https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Trustwave-Software-Updates/Important-Security-Update-for-Trustwave-Secure-Web-Gateway/cnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Dec/88enisa_euvd
- https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3550enisa_euvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44047/enisa_euvd
- https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/Trustwave-Software-Updates/Important-Security-Update-for-Trustwave-Secure-Web-Gateway/enisa_euvd
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