What is CVE-2017-5254?

CVE-2017-5254 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cambium Networks Epmp, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2017-5254?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-5254 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in Cambium Networks Epmp

CVE-2017-5254

In version 3.5 and prior of Cambium Networks ePMP firmware, the non-administrative users 'installer' and 'home' have the capability of changing passwords for other accounts, including admin, after disabling a client-side protection mechanism.

Published 2017-12-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.537 (99.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-18.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.537 · newest: 0.537 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cambium Networks Epmp — versions 3.5 and prior
Cambiumnetworks Epmp 1000
Cambiumnetworks Epmp 1000 Firmware
Cambiumnetworks Epmp 2000
Cambiumnetworks Epmp 2000 Firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework

References

blog.rapid7.com/2017/12/19/r7-2017-25-cambium-epmp-and-cnpilot-multiple-vulnera… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5254?: CVE-2017-5254 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cambium Networks Epmp, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2017-5254?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-5254 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.