Is CVE-2017-16664 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-16664 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-16664?

CVE-2017-16664 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-16664?

CVE-2017-16664 has an EPSS score of 2.49% (83th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-16664?

Upgrade otrs2 on debian 11 to 5.0.24-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-16664

HIGHEPSS 83th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Code injection exists in Kernel/System/Spelling.pm in Open Ticket Request System (OTRS) 5 before 5.0.24, 4 before 4.0.26, and 3.3 before 3.3.20. In the agent interface, an authenticated remote attacker can execute shell commands as the webserver user via URL manipulation.

CWE-94Code Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

otrs2Debian

Fixed in:5.0.24-1CVE-2017-16664

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 RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.49%probability of exploitation in 30 days

83rdpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 83% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

otrs.com

Third-Party Advisory2

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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.