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CVE-2017-9232 — Vulnerability in github.com/juju/juju — CVE Details

CRITICAL

Juju uses a UNIX domain socket without setting appropriate permissions

Published May 13, 2022Updated April 24, 2025Source: osv

Summary

Juju before 1.25.12, 2.0.x before 2.0.4, and 2.1.x before 2.1.3 uses a UNIX domain socket without setting appropriate permissions, allowing privilege escalation by users on the system to root.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published May 13, 2022 (1613 days ago).
  • Last revised April 24, 2025 — 1078 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Go
Update github.com/juju/juju to 0.0.0-20170524231039-0417178a3c28 or later
go get github.com/juju/juju@v0.0.0-20170524231039-0417178a3c28

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: go (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
github.com/juju/juju
go
All versions0.0.0-20170524231039-0417178a3c28

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

  • CWE-862
    Missing AuthorizationMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-9232?
Juju uses a UNIX domain socket without setting appropriate permissions This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2017-9232?
CVE-2017-9232 affects github.com/juju/juju. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2017-9232 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-j3hp-pv6v-rgrx
GO-2025-3639

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