What is CVE-2017-9497?

CVE-2017-9497 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Mx011anm Firmware, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2017-07-31.

How severe is CVE-2017-9497?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Cisco Mx011anm Firmware

CVE-2017-9497

The Comcast firmware on Motorola MX011ANM (firmware version MX011AN_2.9p6s1_PROD_sey) devices allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root by pulling up the diagnostics menu on the set-top box, and then posting to a Web Inspector route.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2017-07-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (36.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 36.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cisco Mx011anm Firmware — versions mx011an_2.9p6s1_prod_sey
Motorola Mx011anm

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

github.com/BastilleResearch/CableTap/blob/master/doc/advisories/bastille-41.roo… (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9497?: CVE-2017-9497 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Mx011anm Firmware, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2017-07-31.
How severe is CVE-2017-9497?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.