CVE-2017-20236 is a critical input validation vulnerability in ProSoft Technology ICX35-HWC cellular gateways versions 1.3 and prior, allowing remote attackers to inject and execute system commands through unvalidated fields in the web user interface. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for unauthenticated attackers to gain root privileges and achieve full system compromise. While highly severe, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation in the wild, no public exploit code available in common frameworks, and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:prosoft-technology:icx35-hwc_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.