Is CVE-2017-7572 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-7572 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-7572?

CVE-2017-7572 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-7572?

CVE-2017-7572 has an EPSS score of 1.08% (61th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-7572?

Upgrade backintime on debian 11 to 1.1.12-2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-7572

HIGH

8.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The _checkPolkitPrivilege function in serviceHelper.py in Back In Time (aka backintime) 1.1.18 and earlier uses a deprecated polkit authorization method (unix-process) that is subject to a race condition (time of check, time of use). With this authorization method, the owner of a process requesting a polkit operation is checked by polkitd via /proc/<pid>/status, by which time the requesting process may have been replaced by a different process with the same PID that has different privileges then the original requester.

CWE-362Race Condition

How to fix

Remediation Available

backintimeDebian

Fixed in:1.1.12-2CVE-2017-7572

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

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.08%probability of exploitation in 30 days

61stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 61% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

github.com

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CVE-2024-6387	High	8.1	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-36884	High	7.5	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-15473	Medium	5.3	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-27983	High	8.2	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-0226	Medium	6.8	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-5195	High	7.0	84%	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.