CVE-2017-17736

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated

9.8

Kentico 9.0 before 9.0.51 and 10.0 before 10.0.48 allows remote attackers to obtain Global Administrator access by visiting CMSInstall/install.aspx and then navigating to the CMS Administration Dashboard.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(high)
EPSS: 99.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

March 23, 2018

Last Modified

December 19, 2025

References (2)

cve@mitrehttps://blog.hivint.com/advisory-access-control-bypass-in-kentico-cms-cve-2017-17736-49e1e43ae55b
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://blog.hivint.com/advisory-access-control-bypass-in-kentico-cms-cve-2017-17736-49e1e43ae55b

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-425

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 9× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

GitHub PoC0xSojalSec/Nuclei-TemplatesNuclei-Templates-CVE-2017-17736
First seen Jul 12, 2022
Open source ↗
Nucleihttp/cves/2017/CVE-2017-17736.yaml
First seen Jan 1, 2017
Kentico - Installer Privilege Escalation
Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-17736?

CVE-2017-17736 is a critical vulnerability published on March 23, 2018. Kentico 9.0 before 9.0.51 and 10.0 before 10.0.48 allows remote attackers to obtain Global Administrator access by visiting CMSInstall/install.aspx and then navigating to the CMS Administration Dashboard.

When was CVE-2017-17736 disclosed?

CVE-2017-17736 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 23, 2018, with the most recent update on December 19, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2017-17736 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-17736 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-17736?

CVE-2017-17736 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2017-17736?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-17736, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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