{"id":"CVE-2018-17879","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-17879","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T02:03:26.475Z","title":"The CGI scripts allow remote attackers to execute code via system() as root.","description":"An issue was discovered on certain ABUS TVIP cameras. The CGI scripts allow remote attackers to execute code via system() as root. There are several injection points in various scripts.","published":"2023-10-26T22:15:09.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:46:27.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-78"],"affected":["abus/tvip 10000 firmware","abus/tvip 10001 firmware","abus/tvip 10005 firmware","abus/tvip 10005a firmware","abus/tvip 10005b firmware","abus/tvip 10050 firmware","abus/tvip 10051 firmware","abus/tvip 10055a firmware","abus/tvip 10055b firmware","abus/tvip 10500 firmware","abus/tvip 10550 firmware","abus/tvip 11000 firmware","abus/tvip 11050 firmware","abus/tvip 11500 firmware","abus/tvip 11501 firmware","abus/tvip 11502 firmware","abus/tvip 11550 firmware","abus/tvip 11551 firmware","abus/tvip 11552 firmware","abus/tvip 20000 firmware","abus/tvip 20050 firmware","abus/tvip 20500 firmware","abus/tvip 20550 firmware","abus/tvip 21000 firmware","abus/tvip 21050 firmware","abus/tvip 21500 firmware","abus/tvip 21501 firmware","abus/tvip 21502 firmware","abus/tvip 21550 firmware","abus/tvip 21551 firmware","abus/tvip 21552 firmware","abus/tvip 22500 firmware","abus/tvip 31000 firmware","abus/tvip 31001 firmware","abus/tvip 31050 firmware","abus/tvip 31500 firmware","abus/tvip 31501 firmware","abus/tvip 31550 firmware","abus/tvip 31551 firmware","abus/tvip 32500 firmware","abus/tvip 51500 firmware","abus/tvip 51550 firmware","abus/tvip 71500 firmware","abus/tvip 71501 firmware","abus/tvip 71550 firmware","abus/tvip 71551 firmware","abus/tvip 72500 firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.23246,"percentile":0.97761,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-10-27","score":0.23246,"percentile":0.97761}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 23.2%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://sec.maride.cc/posts/abus/#cve-2018-17879","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.ccc.de/en/updates/2019/update-nicht-verfugbar-hersteller-nicht-zu-erreichen","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://sec.maride.cc/posts/abus/#cve-2018-17879","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.ccc.de/en/updates/2019/update-nicht-verfugbar-hersteller-nicht-zu-erreichen","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17879","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."}