Is CVE-2017-16151 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-16151 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-16151?

CVE-2017-16151 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-16151?

CVE-2017-16151 has an EPSS score of 2.72% (84th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-16151?

Upgrade electron to 1.7.8 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-16151

CRITICALEPSS 84th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Based on details posted by the ElectronJS team; A remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in Google Chromium that affects all recent versions of Electron. Any Electron app that accesses remote content is vulnerable to this exploit, regardless of whether the sandbox option is enabled.

CWE-94Code Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

electronNVD

Affected:< 1.7.8Fixed in:1.7.8CVE-2017-16151derived from NVD

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 InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.72%probability of exploitation in 30 days

84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

nodesecurity.io

Other references1

electron.atom.io

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2017-9841	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-1635	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2022-22954	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-22204	Medium	6.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-3248	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2012-0158	High	8.8	100%	KEV	-

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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 2024-11-21.