CVE-2017-20241 — Keysight IxChariot Endpoint before 9

Keysight IxChariot Endpoint before 9.5.102 contains a heap-based buffer overflow. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send a specially crafted packet to crash the endpoint or potentially execute arbitrary code.

01What is this vulnerability?

Keysight IxChariot Endpoint before 9.5.102 contains a heap-based buffer overflow. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send a specially crafted packet to crash the endpoint or potentially execute arbitrary code.

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2026-08-04T19:16:38.810
• Last modified: 2026-08-26T16:52:20.850

09References

• raw.githubusercontent.com — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/…
• www.cve.org — https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-20241
• www.keysight.com — https://www.keysight.com/us/en/about/quality-and-security/security/product-and-s…