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Case File

CVE-2017-9479

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 3.28% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-07-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2017-9479
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
3.28%
Cisco

Original Filing — NVD Description

The Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version dpc3939-P20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-CMCST) devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root by leveraging local network access and connecting to the syseventd server, as demonstrated by copying configuration data into a readable filesystem.