CVE-2017-17101
An unprotected CGI method inside the web application permits an unauthenticated user to bypass the login screen and access the webcam contents including: live video stream, configuration files with all the passwords, system information, and much more.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.50%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in Apexis APM-H803-MPC software, as used with many different models of IP Camera. An unprotected CGI method inside the web application permits an unauthenticated user to bypass the login screen and access the webcam contents including: live video stream, configuration files with all the passwords, system information, and much more. With this vulnerability, anyone can access to a vulnerable webcam with 'super admin' privilege.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.50% probability · 74th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apexis/apm-h803-mpc firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.5% since 28 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://youtu.be/B75C13Zw35YExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://youtu.be/B75C13Zw35YExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.