# CVE-2017-1000215: ROOT xrootd version 4.6.0 and below is vulnerable to an unauthenticated shell command injection resulting in remote code execution

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-11-17 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

ROOT xrootd version 4.6.0 and below is vulnerable to an unauthenticated shell command injection resulting in remote code execution

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/xrootd/xrootd/blob/befa2e627a5a33a38c92db3e57c07d8246a24acf/src/XrdSecgsi/XrdSecgsiGMAPFunLDAP.cc#L85
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-11
- https://github.com/xrootd/xrootd/blob/v4.6.1/docs/ReleaseNotes.txt
- https://github.com/xrootd/xrootd/commit/befa2e627a5a33a38c92db3e57c07d8246a24acf

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