CVE-2017-7919 is a critical Improper Authentication vulnerability affecting Newport XPS-Cx and XPS-Qx motion controllers and their firmware. An unauthenticated attacker can bypass security by accessing a specific URL, achieving a CVSS score of 9.8. This allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the high severity warrants immediate patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:newport:xps-cx_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:newport:xps-qx_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.