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CVE-2017-14115

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Published: Sep 3, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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8.1
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 2.2 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

The AT&T U-verse 9.2.2h0d83 firmware for the Arris NVG589 and NVG599 devices, when IP Passthrough mode is not used, configures ssh-permanent-enable WAN SSH logins to the remotessh account with the 5SaP9I26 password, which allows remote attackers to access a "Terminal shell v1.0" service, and subsequently obtain unrestricted root privileges, by establishing an SSH session and then entering certain shell metacharacters and BusyBox commands.

Affected (1)

Att
1 product
U Verse Firmware
Configuration A
1 vulnerable · 2 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
U Verse Firmware
Version 9.2.2h0d83
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Commscope
Arris Nvg589
All versions
Commscope
Arris Nvg599
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-798
Use of Hard-coded Credentials
The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key.

References (6)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitMitigationTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitMitigationTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

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