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CVE-2017-6884HIGH
n/a n/a — Zyxel EMG2926 Routers
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   L   N  U  H  H  H    8.8   .3763   98.4   YES
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —
TIMELINE
  Mar 14  Reserved by mitre
  Sep 18  Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2023-10-09
  Sep 18  Published (CNA: mitre)
  Aug 3   EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2017-6884. Public exploit reference added.
CWE-78 · CNA: mitre · CVSS v3.1 · 2 references · NVD status: Analyzed · KEV due October 9, 2023

Description

A command injection vulnerability was discovered on the Zyxel EMG2926 home router with firmware V1.00(AAQT.4)b8. The vulnerability is located in the diagnostic tools, specifically the nslookup function. A malicious user may exploit numerous vectors to execute arbitrary commands on the router, such as the ping_ip parameter to the expert/maintenance/diagnostic/nslookup URI.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
March 14, 2017ReservedReserved by mitre
September 18, 2023KEV ADDEDAdded to CISA KEV, remediation due 2023-10-09
September 18, 2023PublishedPublished (CNA: mitre)
August 3, 2026EXPLOIT PUBLISHEDEXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2017-6884. Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
n/an/an/a

Weaknesses

CWE-78

References (2)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2017-6884 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-78

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