# CVE-2017-1000486: Primetek Primefaces Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

> CVE-2017-1000486: Primetek Primefaces Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. CVSS 9.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2017-1000486
Last updated: 2025-10-21T23:45:57Z

- Published: 2018-01-03 20:00 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-21 23:45 UTC · Assigner: mitre
- CVSS: 9.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Critical · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 94.1%, 100th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2022-01-10, federal due date 2022-07-10, ransomware use: Unknown

## Description

Primetek Primefaces 5.x is vulnerable to a weak encryption flaw resulting in remote code execution

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- Primetek: Primefaces Application

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000486)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000486)
- [http://blog.mindedsecurity.com/2016/02/rce-in-oracle-netbeans-opensource.html](http://blog.mindedsecurity.com/2016/02/rce-in-oracle-netbeans-opensource.html)
- [https://cryptosense.com/weak-encryption-flaw-in-primefaces/](https://cryptosense.com/weak-encryption-flaw-in-primefaces/)
- [https://github.com/primefaces/primefaces/issues/1152](https://github.com/primefaces/primefaces/issues/1152)
- [https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43733/](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43733/)

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_Sources: CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (https://www.cve.org/) This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (https://nvd.nist.gov/) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (https://www.first.org/epss/)_


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