CVE-2017-5521

Exploitation

Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-09-08. Federal remediation due 2022-09-29.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

89.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 99.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2017-01-17 09:22Z9 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-10-21 23:55Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2017-01-17

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.1)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

No CWE assigned

Data version

5.1

Document digest

3e6cd574ac8db4380ec57f3195e2a792481891efe2f5d1e2a0a9ddf90c8e84d2

• www.exploit-db.com41205https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41205/exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
• kb.netgear.comhttp://kb.netgear.com/30632/Web-GUI-Password-Recovery-and-Exposure-Security-Vulnerabilityx_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.securityfocus.com95457http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95457vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-5521government-resource