SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-8218

vsftpd on TP-Link C2 and C20i devices through firmware 0.9.1 4.2 v0032.0 Build 160706 Rel.37961n has a backdoor admin account with the 1234 password, a backdoor guest account with the guest password, and a backdoor test account with the test password.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.02%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.02%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

vsftpd on TP-Link C2 and C20i devices through firmware 0.9.1 4.2 v0032.0 Build 160706 Rel.37961n has a backdoor admin account with the 1234 password, a backdoor guest account with the guest password, and a backdoor test account with the test password.

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
2.02% probability · 80th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-1188
Affected
tp-link/c2 firmware · tp-link/c20i firmware
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.