What is CVE-2017-18868?

CVE-2017-18868 is a high-severity vulnerability in Digi Xbee 2, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2020-05-21.

How severe is CVE-2017-18868?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Digi Xbee 2

CVE-2017-18868

Digi XBee 2 devices do not have an effective protection mechanism against remote AT commands, because of issues related to the network stack upon which the ZigBee protocol is built.

Published 2020-05-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 54.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

www.hindawi.com/journals/scn/2017/1723658/ (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18868?: CVE-2017-18868 is a high-severity vulnerability in Digi Xbee 2, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2020-05-21.
How severe is CVE-2017-18868?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.