In the MMM::Agent::Helpers::Network::clear_ip function in MySQL Multi-Master Replication Manager (MMM) mmm_agentd 2.2.1 (for FreeBSD), a sp…

published 2018-05-09 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-5983

cvss: 9.8; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 6.0%; EPSS 6.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits: 0; none known

In the MMM::Agent::Helpers::Network::clear_ip function in MySQL Multi-Master Replication Manager (MMM) mmm_agentd 2.2.1 (for FreeBSD), a specially crafted MMM protocol message can cause a shell command injection resulting in arbitrary command execution with the privileges of the mmm\_agentd process. An attacker that can initiate a TCP session with mmm\_agentd can trigger this vulnerability.

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-14480 updated 2025-11-21 cvss 6.3

mysql-mmm: arbitrary command execution with the privileges of the mmm_agentd process

Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

5.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

talosintelligence.com https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0501 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	9.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	10.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

Talos MySql MMM

Classification

Weakness

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

talosintelligence.com /vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0501
exploit, technical-description, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-14480
NVD CVE-2017-14480

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Summary