Is CVE-2017-14500 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-14500 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-14500?

CVE-2017-14500 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-14500?

CVE-2017-14500 has an EPSS score of 3.08% (86th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14500?

Upgrade newsbeuter on ubuntu 16.04 to 2.9-3ubuntu0.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-14500

HIGHEPSS 86th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in the podcast playback function of Podbeuter in Newsbeuter 0.3 through 2.9 allows remote attackers to perform user-assisted code execution by crafting an RSS item with a media enclosure (i.e., a podcast file) that includes shell metacharacters in its filename, related to pb_controller.cpp and queueloader.cpp, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-12904.

CWE-78OS Command Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

newsbeuterUbuntu

Fixed in:2.9-3ubuntu0.1USN-4585-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

3.08%probability of exploitation in 30 days

86thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 86% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Vendor Advisory1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory1

openwall.com

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2021-1498	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2014-6271	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2019-16920	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2022-44877	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-8515	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2020-9054	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.