Is CVE-2017-2896 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-2896 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-2896?

CVE-2017-2896 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-2896?

CVE-2017-2896 has an EPSS score of 2.05% (79th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-2896?

Upgrade r-cran-readxl on debian 11 to 1.0.0-2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-2896

HIGHEPSS 79th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the xls_mergedCells function of libxls 1.4. . A specially crafted XLS file can cause a memory corruption resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send malicious XLS file to trigger this vulnerability.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

r-cran-readxlDebian

Fixed in:1.0.0-2CVE-2017-2896

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 VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.05%probability of exploitation in 30 days

79thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 79% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-4863	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	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.