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CVE-2018-17240

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-17240 is a memory dump vulnerability in Netwave IP camera devices (indoor and outdoor models) that allows unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive network configuration data, including usernames and passwords, via the /proc/kcore path. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a high impact on confidentiality with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Despite its high severity and potential for data exfiltration, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netwavepr:indoor_ip_camera_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netwavepr:outdoor_ip_camera_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0345 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

github.com / BBge/CVE-2018-17240
Third Party Advisory
github.com / BBge/CVE-2018-17240/blob/main/exploit.py
ExploitThird Party Advisory
bbge.org / file/exploit.py
Broken Link