CVE-2017-10815
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMaLion for Windows 5.2.1 and earlier (only when "Remote Control" is installed) and MaLion for Mac 4.0.1 to 5.2.1 (only when "Remote Control" is installed) allow remote attackers to bypass authentication to execute arbitrary commands or operations on Terminal Agent.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceMaLion endpoint security software contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in its Remote Control feature for both Windows (5.2.1 and earlier) and Mac (4.0.1 to 5.2.1) versions. Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands or operations on the Terminal Agent without authentication, likely due to improper validation of Remote Control session requests.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 5.2.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if MaLion is installedCheck for MaLion endpoint security software installation on the system by looking for its installation directory or checking installed programs listAffected if MaLion endpoint security software is present on the system
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Determine installed MaLion versionOpen MaLion application or check its installation directory for version information, typically found in About or Help section, or check the executable file propertiesAffected if The installed version is Windows 5.2.1 or earlier, or Mac versions 4.0.1 through 5.2.1
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Verify Remote Control feature statusAccess MaLion configuration settings and check whether the Remote Control feature is enabled in the security or remote management settingsAffected if The Remote Control feature is turned ON in MaLion configuration
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Check Remote Control service listening statusUse command line tools such as netstat or similar network diagnostic tools to check for any listening ports associated with MaLion Remote Control functionalityAffected if MaLion Remote Control service is actively listening for incoming connections
A system is affected if MaLion endpoint security software is installed with version 5.2.1 or earlier (Windows) or versions 4.0.1 to 5.2.1 (Mac) and the Remote Control feature is enabled.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor-supplied patches or upgrade MaLion to versions beyond 5.2.1; alternatively, disable the Remote Control feature if patching is not immediately feasible.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2017-10815 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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