Is CVE-2017-5592 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-5592 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-5592?

CVE-2017-5592 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-5592?

CVE-2017-5592 has an EPSS score of 0.84% (53th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5592?

Upgrade profanity on debian 11 to 0.5.1-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-5592

MEDIUM

5.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An incorrect implementation of "XEP-0280: Message Carbons" in multiple XMPP clients allows a remote attacker to impersonate any user, including contacts, in the vulnerable application's display. This allows for various kinds of social engineering attacks. This CVE is for profanity (0.4.7 - 0.5.0).

CWE-20Improper Input Validation CWE-346

How to fix

Remediation Available

profanityDebian

Fixed in:0.5.1-1CVE-2017-5592

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 ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.84%probability of exploitation in 30 days

53rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 53% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Exploit3

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-7600	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-3452	High	7.5	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.