trixbox 2.8.0.4 has OS command injection via shell metacharacters in the lang parameter to /maint/modules/home/index.php.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-14535 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 84.62%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 5 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49913 | exploit_db | edb | 2021-05-28 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-03-17 | 88.36% | 84.62% | -3.74% |
| 2 | 2026-02-03 | 91.28% | 88.36% | -2.92% |
| 3 | 2025-09-02 | — | 91.28% | — |
Full EPSS history (23 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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2.8 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 9.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| netfortris | trixbox | 2.8.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:netfortris:trixbox:2.8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162854/Trixbox-2.8.0.4-Remote-Code-Execution.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103004 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://github.com/Hacker5preme/Exploits/tree/main/CVE-2017-14535-Exploit | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://secur1tyadvisory.wordpress.com/2018/02/11/trixbox-os-command-injection-vulnerability-cve-2017-14535/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://twitter.com/tiger_tigerboy/status/962689803270500352 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/trixbox-os-command-injection-vulnerability-sachin-wagh-ceh-ecsa-/?published=t | Exploit Third Party Advisory |