CVE-2017-8988 — A Remote Bypass of Security Restrictions vulnerability was identified in HPE XP

A Remote Bypass of Security Restrictions vulnerability was identified in HPE XP Command View Advanced Edition Software Earlier than 8.5.3-00. The vulnerability impacts DevMgr Earlier than 8.5.3-00 (for Windows, Linux), RepMgr earlier than 8.5.3-00 (for Windows, Linux) and HDLM ea

01What is this vulnerability?

A Remote Bypass of Security Restrictions vulnerability was identified in HPE XP Command View Advanced Edition Software Earlier than 8.5.3-00. The vulnerability impacts DevMgr Earlier than 8.5.3-00 (for Windows, Linux), RepMgr earlier than 8.5.3-00 (for Windows, Linux) and HDLM earlier than 8.5.3-00 (for Windows, Linux, Solaris, AIX).

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Hewlett Packard Enterprise	HPE Command View Advanced Edition	earlier than v8.5.3-00

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: 2018-08-06T20:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T16:55:22.000Z

09References

• support.hpe.com — https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpe…