CVE-2017-18342

highpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.057 · 93 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
5.66% (93rd) EPSS
CVSS 7.5 · high
Is it mine?
15 products
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Who says so?
6 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

In PyYAML before 5.1, the yaml.load() API could execute arbitrary code if used with untrusted data. The load() function has been deprecated in version 5.1 and the 'UnsafeLoader' has been introduced for backward compatibility with the function.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.8
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8

v2.07.5highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 6.4
v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9
v3.19.8criticalAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · OSV
v3.19criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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weaknesses

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CWE-502USprimaryCWE-502USCWE-502US
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affected products (15)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (4)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • WID-SEC-W-2024-0054IBM Security Verify Access: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-01-09csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM Security Verify Access ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, seine Privilegien zu erweitern oder komplexe Angriffe wie Cache Poisoning, Cross-Site-Scripting oder Session-Hijacking durchzuführen.

  • WID-SEC-W-2024-1298F5 BIG-IP: Schwachstelle ermöglicht CodeausführungDeutsch2024-06-05csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in F5 BIG-IP ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.

  • GHSA-rprw-h62v-c2w7PyYAML insecurely deserializes YAML strings leading to arbitrary code execution2019-01-04ghsa · osvUS

    In PyYAML before 5.1, the `yaml.load()` API could execute arbitrary code. In other words, `yaml.safe_load` is not used. This was intended to be fixed in 4.1, but due to [breaking changes](https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/issues/192#issuecomment-401491470), 4.1 was yanked and 5.1 [contains](https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/issues/207#issuecomment-472520007) the patch for CVE-2017-18342.

  • PYSEC-2018-492018-06-27vendor · osvUS

    In PyYAML before 5.1, the yaml.load() API could execute arbitrary code if used with untrusted data. The load() function has been deprecated in version 5.1 and the 'UnsafeLoader' has been introduced for backward compatibility with the function.

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also known as (7)

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sources

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cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bduosvcert_bundnvdNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2018-06-27modified 2026-06-17
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references (30)

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