{"id":"CVE-2017-5671","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-5671","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:56:20.183Z","title":"Honeywell Intermec PM23, PM42, PM43, PC23, PC43, PD43, and PC42 industrial printers before 10.11.013310 and 10.12.x before 10.12.013309 have /usr/bin/lua installed setuid to the itadmin account, which allows local users to conduct a BusyBox jailbreak…","description":"Honeywell Intermec PM23, PM42, PM43, PC23, PC43, PD43, and PC42 industrial printers before 10.11.013310 and 10.12.x before 10.12.013309 have /usr/bin/lua installed setuid to the itadmin account, which allows local users to conduct a BusyBox jailbreak attack and obtain root privileges by overwriting the /etc/shadow file.","published":"2017-03-29T14:59:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:21:01.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-269"],"affected":["honeywell/intermec pc23 firmware","honeywell/intermec pc42 firmware","honeywell/intermec pc43 firmware","honeywell/intermec pd43 firmware","honeywell/intermec pm23 firmware","honeywell/intermec pm42 firmware","honeywell/intermec pm43 firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.01404,"percentile":0.72424,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2017-03-28","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":41754,"kind":"exploit","title":"Intermec PM43 Industrial Printer - Local Privilege Escalation","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41754","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/hardware/local/41754.txt","file":"exploits/hardware/local/41754.txt","published":"2017-03-28","added":"2017-03-28","updated":"2017-03-28","author":"Jean-Marie Bourbon","type":"local","platform":"hardware","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2017-5671"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.4%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://apps.intermec.com/downloads/eps_download/Firmware%20Release%20Notes%20x10_11_013310.pdf","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97236","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://akerva.com/blog/intermec-industrial-printers-local-root-with-busybox-jailbreak/","tags":["Exploit","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/kmkz/exploit/blob/master/CVE-2017-5671-Credits.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41754/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://apps.intermec.com/downloads/eps_download/Firmware%20Release%20Notes%20x10_11_013310.pdf","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97236","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://akerva.com/blog/intermec-industrial-printers-local-root-with-busybox-jailbreak/","tags":["Exploit","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/kmkz/exploit/blob/master/CVE-2017-5671-Credits.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41754/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5671","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."}