CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.1. It may be remotely exploitable.
CVE
CVE-2017-14116
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.1
EPSS
3.34%
Original NVD Description
The AT&T U-verse 9.2.2h0d83 firmware for the Arris NVG599 device, when IP Passthrough mode is not used, configures WAN access to a caserver https service with the tech account and an empty password, which allows remote attackers to obtain root privileges by establishing a session on port 49955 and then installing new software, such as BusyBox with "nc -l" support.
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