CVE-2017-3834 describes a critical vulnerability in Cisco Aironet 1830 and 1850 Series Access Points running Cisco Mobility Express Software prior to Release 8.2.111.0. This flaw stems from the existence of default credentials, allowing an unauthenticated, remote attacker with Layer 3 connectivity to gain complete control of the device via SSH. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), the vulnerability presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.2.100.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:aironet_access_point_firmware:8.2.100.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.2.102.43CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:aironet_access_point_firmware:8.2.102.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.2.102.139CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:aironet_access_point_firmware:8.2.102.139:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.2.111.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:aironet_access_point_firmware:8.2.111.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.2.121.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:aironet_access_point_firmware:8.2.121.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
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