Is CVE-2017-5198 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-5198 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-5198?

CVE-2017-5198 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-5198?

CVE-2017-5198 has an EPSS score of 0.88% (55th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5198?

Upgrade log and event manager to 6.3.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-5198

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

SolarWinds LEM (aka SIEM) before 6.3.1 has an incorrect sudo configuration, which allows local users to obtain root access by editing /usr/local/contego/scripts/hostname.sh.

How to fix

Remediation Available

log and event managerNVD

Affected:< 6.3.1Fixed in:6.3.1CVE-2017-5198derived 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 VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.88%probability of exploitation in 30 days

55thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 55% of all known CVEs.

References

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.