CVE-2018-17240
There is a memory dump vulnerability on Netwave IP camera devices at //proc/kcore that allows an unauthenticated attacker to exfiltrate sensitive information from the network configuration (e.g., username and password).
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.74%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
There is a memory dump vulnerability on Netwave IP camera devices at //proc/kcore that allows an unauthenticated attacker to exfiltrate sensitive information from the network configuration (e.g., username and password).
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.74% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-401
- Affected
- netwavepr/indoor ip camera firmware · netwavepr/outdoor ip camera firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.7% 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://github.com/BBge/CVE-2018-17240Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/BBge/CVE-2018-17240/blob/main/exploit.pyExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.bbge.org/file/exploit.pyBroken Link
- https://github.com/BBge/CVE-2018-17240Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/BBge/CVE-2018-17240/blob/main/exploit.pyExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.bbge.org/file/exploit.pyBroken Link
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.