Is CVE-2017-4976 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-4976 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-4976?

CVE-2017-4976 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2017-4976?

Patch guidance is available from emc security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2017-4976.

Which products are affected by CVE-2017-4976?

1 product: emc esrs policy manager.

Fix CVE-2017-4976 - CRITICAL emc esrs policy manager

Description

EMC ESRS Policy Manager prior to 6.8 contains an undocumented account (OpenDS admin) with a default password. A remote attacker with the knowledge of the default password may login to the system and gain administrator privileges to the local LDAP directory server.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-798 · Hard-coded Credentials

Metadata

Primary Vendor: EMC
Published: 7/9/2017
Last Modified: 4/20/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2017-4976

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