What is CVE-2017-8224?

CVE-2017-8224 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wificam Wireless Ip Camera \(P2p\), classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-25.

How severe is CVE-2017-8224?

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

Vulnerability in Wificam Wireless Ip Camera \(P2p\)

CVE-2017-8224

Wireless IP Camera (P2P) WIFICAM devices have a backdoor root account that can be accessed with TELNET.

Published 2017-04-25 · 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: 0.087 (95.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.087 · newest: 0.087 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

pierrekim.github.io/blog/2017-03-08-camera-goahead-0day.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/23 (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8224?: CVE-2017-8224 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wificam Wireless Ip Camera \(P2p\), classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-25.
How severe is CVE-2017-8224?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.