CVE-2017-17736

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.8 because EPSS predicts 93% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.2% of all CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 9.8 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.

Triggered by: EPSS exploit prediction ≥85%
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 69%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 69%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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
99.3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 23, 2018

Last Modified

December 19, 2025

References (2)

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 3× in last 7d / 20× 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. 2026-07-09 19:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-06 02:20 UTCEPSS rescore
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  9. 2026-06-28 04:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-06-25 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  14. 2026-06-18 17:50 UTCEPSS rescore
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  19. 2026-06-13 22:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-06-12 23:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-06-10 13:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-06-05 22:44 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-05-31 00:14 UTCEPSS rescore
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  25. 2026-05-29 13:41 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-05-28 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-05-28 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-05-28 10:07 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-05-28 10:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-05-26 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-05-26 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore

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 99.3% 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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