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Vulnerability details: VCID-qdvb-wvcj-6uem
Vulnerability ID VCID-qdvb-wvcj-6uem
Aliases CVE-2017-15914
GHSA-8q8v-28rm-qw4w
PYSEC-2018-105
Summary Incorrect implementation of access controls allows remote users to override repository restrictions in Borg servers 1.1.x before 1.1.3.
Status Published
Exploitability None
Weighted Severity None
Risk None
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-284 Improper Access Control
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 8.8 http://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/stable/changes.html#version-1-1-3-2017-11-27
generic_textual HIGH http://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/stable/changes.html#version-1-1-3-2017-11-27
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/borgbackup/borg
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/borgbackup/borg
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/commit/75854c1243b29ec5558be6fdefe365cd438abb4c
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/commit/75854c1243b29ec5558be6fdefe365cd438abb4c
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/borgbackup/PYSEC-2018-105.yaml
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/borgbackup/PYSEC-2018-105.yaml
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15914
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15914
Reference id Reference type URL
http://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/stable/changes.html#version-1-1-3-2017-11-27
https://github.com/borgbackup/borg
https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/commit/75854c1243b29ec5558be6fdefe365cd438abb4c
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/borgbackup/PYSEC-2018-105.yaml
CVE-2017-15914 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15914
GHSA-8q8v-28rm-qw4w https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8q8v-28rm-qw4w
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at http://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/stable/changes.html#version-1-1-3-2017-11-27
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

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none

low

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unchanged

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none

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none
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/borgbackup/borg
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

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none
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/commit/75854c1243b29ec5558be6fdefe365cd438abb4c
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

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none
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/borgbackup/PYSEC-2018-105.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15914
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none

No EPSS data available for this vulnerability.

Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-02T04:05:00.767196+00:00 Pypa Importer Import https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/borgbackup/PYSEC-2018-105.yaml 38.6.0