CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-9488

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 and DPC3941T devices allows remote attackers to access the web UI by establishing a session to the wan0 WAN IPv6 address and then entering unspecified hardcoded credentials.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may gain unauthorized access to the management interface, potentially leading to device takeover and network security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the firmware to the latest version and monitor access to the management interface for unauthorized login attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version dpc3939-P20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-CMCST) and DPC3941T (firmware version DPC3941_2.5s3_PROD_sey) devices allows remote attackers to access the web UI by establishing a session to the wan0 WAN IPv6 address and then entering unspecified hardcoded credentials. This wan0 interface cannot be accessed from the public Internet.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS