CVE-2017-2236 describes a critical vulnerability in Toshiba Home gateway models HEM-GW16A (firmware HEM-GW16A-FW-V1.2.0 and earlier) and HEM-GW26A (firmware HEM-GW26A-FW-V1.2.0 and earlier). The vulnerability stems from the use of hard-coded credentials, allowing unauthenticated attackers to gain administrative access to affected devices. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), indicating a severe risk. Its attack vector is network-based with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction, and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:toshiba:hem-gw16a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:toshiba:hem-gw26a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.