Is CVE-2017-7480 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-7480 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-7480?

CVE-2017-7480 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-7480?

CVE-2017-7480 has an EPSS score of 2.34% (82th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-7480?

Upgrade rkhunter on debian 11 to 1.4.4-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-7480

CRITICALEPSS 82th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

rkhunter versions before 1.4.4 are vulnerable to file download over insecure channel when doing mirror update resulting into potential remote code execution.

CWE-300 CWE-417

How to fix

Remediation Available

rkhunterDebian

Fixed in:1.4.4-1CVE-2017-7480

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 RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days

82ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 82% 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.