CVE-2017-1000433

HIGHNVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.1 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 2.1%, top 16% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
8.1
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 3%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

pysaml2 version 4.4.0 and older accept any password when run with python optimizations enabled. This allows attackers to log in as any user without knowing their password.

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(medium)
EPSS
83.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

January 2, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (8)

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntupython3-pysaml2 (3.0.0-3ubuntu1.17.04.3) @ zesty2026-05-28ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
pysaml20.4.3 ... 4.4.0 (23 versions)4.5.0—

Weakness Classification(1)

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

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 42× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-12 05:43 UTCEPSS rescore
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  12. 2026-07-04 15:26 UTCOSV refresh
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  11. 2026-06-16 03:13 UTCOSV refresh
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  38. 2026-05-28 12:57 UTCEG score recompute
  39. 2026-05-28 12:57 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-05-27 13:38 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-1000433?
CVE-2017-1000433 is a high vulnerability published on January 2, 2018. pysaml2 version 4.4.0 and older accept any password when run with python optimizations enabled. This allows attackers to log in as any user without knowing their password.
When was CVE-2017-1000433 disclosed?
CVE-2017-1000433 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 2, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2017-1000433 actively exploited?
CVE-2017-1000433 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 83.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-1000433?
CVE-2017-1000433 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2017-1000433?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-1000433, 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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