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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-11673 · published 27 July 2017

CVE-2017-11673: Acunetix web vulnerability scanner improper input validation vulnerability

Acunetix · Web Vulnerability Scanner

Reporter.exe in Acunetix 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed PRE file, related to a "User Mode Write AV starting at reporter!madTraceProcess."

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 2.7% · top 14.6% CWE-20 · Improper input validation
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.5
2.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Reporter.exe in Acunetix 8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed PRE file, related to a "User Mode Write AV starting at reporter!madTraceProcess."

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://code610.blogspot.com/2017/07/readwrite-access-violation-acunetix.html ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://code610.blogspot.com/2017/07/readwrite-access-violation-acunetix.html ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-11673), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.