What is CVE-2017-2738?

CVE-2017-2738 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Huawei Vcm5010, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-11-22.

How severe is CVE-2017-2738?

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

Auth bypass in Huawei Vcm5010

CVE-2017-2738

VCM5010 with software versions earlier before V100R002C50SPC100 has an authentication bypass vulnerability. This is due to improper implementation of authentication for accessing web pages. An unauthenticated attacker could bypass the authentication by sending a crafted HTTP request. 5010 with software versions earlier before V100R002C50SPC100 has an arbitrary file upload vulnerability. The software does not validate the files that uploaded. An authenticated attacker could upload arbitrary files to the system.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2017-11-22 · 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: 0.027 (85.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Huawei Vcm5010
Huawei Vcm5010 Firmware
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Vcm5010 — versions Versions earlier before V100R002C50SPC100

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20170329-01-vcm-en (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/97231 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2738?: CVE-2017-2738 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Huawei Vcm5010, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-11-22.
How severe is CVE-2017-2738?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.