What is CVE-2017-8218?

CVE-2017-8218 is a critical-severity vulnerability in TP-Link C2, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-25.

How severe is CVE-2017-8218?

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

RCE in TP-Link C2

CVE-2017-8218

vsftpd on TP-Link C2 and C20i devices through firmware 0.9.1 4.2 v0032.0 Build 160706 Rel.37961n has a backdoor admin account with the 1234 password, a backdoor guest account with the guest password, and a backdoor test account with the test password.

EPSS: 0.020 (78.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1188 — Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

References

cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8218?: CVE-2017-8218 is a critical-severity vulnerability in TP-Link C2, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-25.
How severe is CVE-2017-8218?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.