ACTIVELY EXPLOITED

CVE-2017-17562: Embedthis GoAhead Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Facts
VendorEmbedthis
ProductGoAhead
Actively exploitedYes
Added to CISA KEV10 Dec 2021
CISA federal deadline10 Jun 2022
Weakness (CWE)CWE-20

Required action (CISA's text)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description (NVD)

Embedthis GoAhead before 3.6.5 allows remote code execution if CGI is enabled and a CGI program is dynamically linked.

SOURCES

Data from NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Updated 10 Nov 2026.