Is CVE-2017-4983 being actively exploited?

CVE-2017-4983 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-4983?

CVE-2017-4983 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2017-4983

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.7EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

EMC Data Domain OS 5.2 through 5.7 before 5.7.3.0 and 6.0 before 6.0.1.0 is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability that may potentially be exploited by attackers to compromise the affected system.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.7 (v3.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS score: 0.4% (31th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2017-14096)
Published: May 4, 2017
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2017-14096 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 5, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

dell / emc data domain os
dell / emc data domain os
dell / emc data domain os
dell / emc data domain os
dell / emc data domain os
dell / emc data domain os

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Dell EMC™ Data Domain® 6.0 - Dell EMC - Common Criteria 383-4-424 - archived

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540517/30/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98047(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038404

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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