What is CVE-2017-12574?

CVE-2017-12574 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Planex Cs-W50hd, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-08-24.

How severe is CVE-2017-12574?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Planex Cs-W50hd

CVE-2017-12574

An issue was discovered on PLANEX CS-W50HD devices with firmware before 030720. A hardcoded credential "supervisor:dangerous" was injected into web authentication database "/.htpasswd" during booting process, which allows attackers to gain unauthorized access and control the device completely; the account can't be modified or deleted.

Published 2018-08-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (77.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Aug/25 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12574?: CVE-2017-12574 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Planex Cs-W50hd, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-08-24.
How severe is CVE-2017-12574?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.