What is CVE-2017-14698?

CVE-2017-14698 is a critical-severity vulnerability in ASUS Dsl-Ac51, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-01-29.

How severe is CVE-2017-14698?

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

Auth bypass in ASUS Dsl-Ac51

CVE-2017-14698

ASUS DSL-AC51, DSL-AC52U, DSL-AC55U, DSL-N55U C1, DSL-N55U D1, DSL-AC56U, DSL-N10_C1, DSL-N12U C1, DSL-N12E C1, DSL-N14U, DSL-N14U-B1, DSL-N16, DSL-N16U, DSL-N17U, DSL-N66U, and DSL-AC750 routers allow remote attackers to change passwords of arbitrary users via the http_passwd parameter to mod_login.asp.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2018-01-29 · 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: 0.013 (69.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

www.securityartwork.es/2018/01/25/some-vulnerability-in-asus-routers/ (Broken Link)
www.asus.com/Networking/DSL-N14U-B1/HelpDesk_BIOS/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14698?: CVE-2017-14698 is a critical-severity vulnerability in ASUS Dsl-Ac51, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-01-29.
How severe is CVE-2017-14698?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.