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Was ZDI-CAN-4892.","published":"2017-12-21T14:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:10:45.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-78"],"affected":["linksys/wvbr0 firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.87929,"percentile":0.99762,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.82679,"percentile":0.99659},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.87929,"percentile":0.99757}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":2,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2017-12-14","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":43429,"kind":"exploit","title":"Linksys WVBR0-25 - User-Agent Command Execution (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43429","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/hardware/remote/43429.rb","file":"exploits/hardware/remote/43429.rb","published":"2018-01-04","added":"2018-01-04","updated":"2018-01-04","author":"Metasploit","type":"remote","platform":"hardware","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2017-17411"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/c3f10c1d57f614d10035028a3343458a6e5011b9/modules/exploits/linux/http/linksys_wvbr0_user_agent_exec_noauth.rb"},{"edbId":43363,"kind":"exploit","title":"Linksys WVBR0 - 'User-Agent' Remote Command Injection","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43363","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/hardware/webapps/43363.py","file":"exploits/hardware/webapps/43363.py","published":"2017-12-14","added":"2017-12-18","updated":"2017-12-18","author":"nixawk","type":"webapps","platform":"hardware","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2017-17411"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://github.com/nixawk/labs/blob/5777612e4a7d06f4e1811ca654bcb22c050078bf/CVE-2017-17411/exploit-CVE-2017-17411.py"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 87.9%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.87929,"from":0.82679,"percentile":0.99757},"summary":"EPSS moved from 82.7% to 87.9% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102212","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/9336","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43363/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43429/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com"},{"url":"https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-973","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102212","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/9336","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43363/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43429/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-973","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17411","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}