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CVE-2017-6554 — pmmasterd in Quest Privilege Manager before 6

pmmasterd in Quest Privilege Manager before 6.0.0.061, when configured as a policy server, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files and consequently execute arbitrary code with root privileges via an ACT_NEWFILESENT action.

CVSS

9.0 CISA

EPSS

23.89% (top 3.90%)

CWE

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Published

2017-04-14T18:59:00.937

Last modified

2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

01What is this vulnerability?

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

Ask SARA in chat to draft a starting detection for this CVE in your stack of choice.

07Related CVEs

CVE-2017-6553

Cited in vendor advisory

08Timeline

Published: 2017-04-14T18:59:00.937
Last modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

09References

packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142095/Quest-Privilege-Manager-6.0.0-Arbitr…
www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97686
0xdeadface.wordpress.com — https://0xdeadface.wordpress.com/2017/04/07/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-quest-pr…
support.oneidentity.com — https://support.oneidentity.com/privilege-manager-for-unix/kb/SOL133824
www.exploit-db.com — https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41861/
packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142095/Quest-Privilege-Manager-6.0.0-Arbitr…
www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97686
0xdeadface.wordpress.com — https://0xdeadface.wordpress.com/2017/04/07/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-quest-pr…
support.oneidentity.com — https://support.oneidentity.com/privilege-manager-for-unix/kb/SOL133824
www.exploit-db.com — https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41861/

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