CVE-2017-6320: Barracuda Load Balancer ADC

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 11.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A remote command injection vulnerability exists in the Barracuda Load Balancer product line (confirmed on v5.4.0.004 (2015-11-26) and v6.0.1.006 (2016-08-19); fixed in 6.1.0.003 (2017-01-17)) in which an authenticated user can execute arbitrary shell commands and gain root privileges. The vulnerability stems from unsanitized data being processed in a system call when the delete_assessment command is issued.

Affected products

• Barracuda Load Balancer ADC: up to and including 6.0.1.006

Published 2017-07-18. Last modified 2026-06-17.