CVE-2017-9479
moderate-risk
Published 2017-07-31
The Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version dpc3939-P20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-CMCST) devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root by leveraging local network access and connecting to the syseventd server, as demonstrated by copying configuration data into a readable filesystem.
Do I need to act?
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2.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Dpc3939 Firmware
Affected Vendors
42
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
32/34 · Critical
Exploitability
5/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal