CVE-2017-3222 describes a critical vulnerability in Inmarsat AmosConnect 8, where hard-coded credentials allow remote attackers to gain full administrative privileges. This flaw, rated 9.8 CVSS (CRITICAL), enables command execution with SYSTEM privileges on the underlying Microsoft Windows host by exploiting the AmosConnect Task Manager. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available, and it's not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness despite its inactive status on the Hot List.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:inmarsat:amosconnect:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:inmarsat:amosconnect:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:inmarsat:amosconnect:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:inmarsat:amosconnect:8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:inmarsat:amosconnect:8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/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.
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.