Is CVE-2017-5992 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-5992 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-5992?

CVE-2017-5992 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-5992?

CVE-2017-5992 has an EPSS score of 1.16% (63th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5992?

Upgrade openpyxl on debian 11 to 2.3.0-3 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-5992

HIGH

8.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Openpyxl 2.4.1 resolves external entities by default, which allows remote attackers to conduct XXE attacks via a crafted .xlsx document.

CWE-611XML External Entity (XXE)

How to fix

Remediation Available

openpyxlDebian

Fixed in:2.3.0-3CVE-2017-5992

openpyxlUbuntu

Fixed in:2.3.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4821-1

python-openpyxlUbuntu

Fixed in:2.3.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4821-1

python3-openpyxlUbuntu

Fixed in:2.3.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4821-1

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

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days

63rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 63% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory4

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-611 (XML External Entity (XXE)) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-34102	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2019-9670	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-28219	Critical	9.8	97%	-	-
CVE-2024-22024	High	8.3	95%	-	-
CVE-2024-38653	High	7.5	92%	-	-
CVE-2017-12629	Critical	9.8	92%	-	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.