CVE-2017-8861
Missing authentication for the remote configuration port 1236/tcp on the Cohu 3960HD allows an attacker to change configuration parameters such as IP address and username/password via specially crafted XML SOAP packets.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.52%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Missing authentication for the remote configuration port 1236/tcp on the Cohu 3960HD allows an attacker to change configuration parameters such as IP address and username/password via specially crafted XML SOAP packets.
- 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
- 1.52% probability · 75th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- cohuhd/3960hd firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.5% since 27 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://bneg.io/2017/05/12/vulnerabilities-in-cohu-3960hd/Third Party Advisory
- https://bneg.io/2017/05/12/vulnerabilities-in-cohu-3960hd/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.