Is CVE-2017-8072 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-8072 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-8072?

CVE-2017-8072 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-8072?

CVE-2017-8072 has an EPSS score of 0.41% (33th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-8072?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 4.9.10-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-8072

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The cp2112_gpio_direction_input function in drivers/hid/hid-cp2112.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.9 does not have the expected EIO error status for a zero-length report, which allows local users to have an unspecified impact via unknown vectors.

CWE-388

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:4.9.10-1CVE-2017-8072

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

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.41%probability of exploitation in 30 days

33rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 33% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch3

Vendor Advisory1

kernel.org

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

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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.