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CVE-2017-9491

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-9491 describes a vulnerability in Comcast firmware for specific Cisco DPC3939, DPC3939B, DPC3941T, and Arris TG1682G devices. The firmware fails to set the secure flag for cookies in HTTPS administration sessions, allowing remote attackers to potentially capture these cookies if intercepted over an HTTP session. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, but only a low impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
dpc3939-p20-18-v303r20421733-160420a-cmcstCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:dpc3939_firmware:dpc3939-p20-18-v303r20421733-160420a-cmcst:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dpc3939-p20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-cmcstCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:dpc3939_firmware:dpc3939-p20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-cmcst:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dpc3939b-v303r204217-150321a-cmcstCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:dpc3939b_firmware:dpc3939b-v303r204217-150321a-cmcst:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dpc3941_2.5s3_prod_seyCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:dpc3941t_firmware:dpc3941_2.5s3_prod_sey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0.132.sip.pc20.ctCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:commscope:arris_tg1682g_firmware:10.0.132.sip.pc20.ct:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.28%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
67.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0128 is in the 46th percentile among its peer group of 23,690 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisoryworkaround availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / BastilleResearch/CableTap/blob/master/doc/advisories/bastille-35.improper-cookie-flags.txt
MitigationThird Party Advisory