What is CVE-2017-8220?

CVE-2017-8220 is a critical-severity vulnerability in TP-Link C2, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2017-04-25.

How severe is CVE-2017-8220?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-8220 known to be exploited?

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

RCE in TP-Link C2

CVE-2017-8220

TP-Link C2 and C20i devices through firmware 0.9.1 4.2 v0032.0 Build 160706 Rel.37961n allow remote code execution with a single HTTP request by placing shell commands in a "host=" line within HTTP POST data.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.366 (98.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8220?: CVE-2017-8220 is a critical-severity vulnerability in TP-Link C2, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2017-04-25.
How severe is CVE-2017-8220?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-8220 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.