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    CVE-2017-14115

    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.

    Published:Sep 3, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Sep 3, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.04024
    CVSS Score:8.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Att
    Product
    U-verse Firmware
    Vendor
    Commscope
    Product
    Arris Nvg589
    Vendor
    Commscope
    Product
    Arris Nvg599

    Exploits

    https://www.nomotion.net/blog/sharknatto/https://www.nomotion.net/blog/sharknatto/

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High