CVE-2017-6320

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.98 BB Relevance: 70/100
Published: 2017-07-18 Modified: 2026-11-12 First seen: 2026-11-12 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity No Interaction Conf. Impact Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: Low
PR: Low
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: High
I: High
A: High

Description

A remote command injection vulnerability exists in the Barracuda Load Balancer product line (confirmed on v5.4.0.004 (2015-11-26) and v6.0.1.006 (2016-08-19); fixed in 6.1.0.003 (2017-01-17)) in which an authenticated user can execute arbitrary shell commands and gain root privileges. The vulnerability stems from unsanitized data being processed in a system call when the delete_assessment command is issued.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (1)

VendorProductVersion
barracuda load_balancer_adc_firmware < 6.0.1.006

References & Advisories (2)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42333/
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Bug Bounty Relevance

70 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

8.8 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

11.08%
Raw Score 0.110810
Percentile 96.0%
Date 2026-11-13

EPSS Trend

2026-11-13
0.11081
2026-11-12
0.11081
2026-11-10
0.11081

Intelligence Sources

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