CVE-2017-3891
mediumpriority · track · 32OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.013 · 70 %ileCAEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
In BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform (SDP) 6.6.0, an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the default configuration of the QNX SDP with QNet enabled on networks comprising two or more QNet nodes could allow an attacker to access local and remote files or take ownership of files on other QNX nodes regardless of permissions by executing commands targeting arbitrary nodes from a secondary QNX 6.6.0 QNet node.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.8–9.6
weaknesses
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affected products (2)
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- blackberry qnx software development platform= 6.6.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:blackberry:qnx_software_development_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber=000046674cnnvd
- http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?language=en_US&articleNumber=000046674Patchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3891cnnvd
- https://www.midnightbluelabs.com/blog/2017/12/8/elevation-of-privilege-vulnerability-in-qnx-qnetcnnvd
- http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber=000046674enisa_euvd
- https://www.midnightbluelabs.com/blog/2017/12/8/elevation-of-privilege-vulnerability-in-qnx-qnetenisa_euvd
- http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber=000046674MitigationVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.midnightbluelabs.com/blog/2017/12/8/elevation-of-privilege-vulnerability-in-qnx-qnetnvd
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