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CVE-2017-16294

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-16294 describes multiple exploitable stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the PubNub message handler of Insteon Hub firmware version 1012. An authenticated attacker can trigger this vulnerability by sending specially crafted commands through the PubNub service, specifically by providing an oversized value for the 'on' key in the 's_schd' command. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.9, indicating a high potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1012CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:insteon:hub_firmware:1012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.85%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
54.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0085 is in the 60th percentile among its peer group of 1,128 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 1.0 Bluesky, 0.5 Mastodon, and 1.6 GitHub mentions.

Media 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

talosintelligence.com / vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0483
ExploitThird Party Advisory