Is CVE-2017-7884 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-7884 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-7884?

CVE-2017-7884 has a CVSS score of 8.4 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2017-7884?

Patch guidance is available from apcupsd security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2017-7884.

Which products are affected by CVE-2017-7884?

1 product: apcupsd apc ups daemon.

Fix CVE-2017-7884 - HIGH apcupsd apc ups daemon

Description

In Adam Kropelin adk0212 APC UPS Daemon through 3.14.14, the default installation of APCUPSD allows a local authenticated, but unprivileged, user to run arbitrary code with elevated privileges by replacing the service executable apcupsd.exe with a malicious executable that will run with SYSTEM privileges at startup. This occurs because of "RW NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users" permissions for %SYSTEMDRIVE%\apcupsd\bin\apcupsd.exe.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-427

Metadata

Primary Vendor: APCUPSD
Published: 6/16/2017
Last Modified: 4/20/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2017-7884

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