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Exploited in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2017-17215

HG532 Remote Code Execution

Huawei Technologies Co. / HG532 · customized versions

Severity
CVSS 8.8 · High
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
78.6%
First observed
Last observed

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2017-17215 is a vulnerability affecting Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. HG532. Huawei HG532 with some customized versions has a remote code execution vulnerability. An authenticated attacker could send malicious...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high.

Who is affected?

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. / HG532 customized versions.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Huawei HG532 with some customized versions has a remote code execution vulnerability

Huawei HG532 with some customized versions has a remote code execution vulnerability. An authenticated attacker could send malicious packets to port 37215 to launch attacks.

Successful exploit could lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Vendor Product Affected Status
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. HG532 customized versions Affected
Published
20 Mar 2018
Exploitation Reported
22 Apr 2025
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None

Tags

edge malware

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 22 Apr 2025

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

Used in malware

The Shadowserver

Recorded 08 Jun 2026

Malware families have been linked to exploitation of this CVE.

Proof of concept available

GitHub

Recorded 25 Dec 2017

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2025-04-28 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
0
User-Agents
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.0

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

EPSS

78.6%

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.0 8.8 High

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

CVSS v2.0 6.5 Medium

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

ltfafei/HuaWei_Route_HG532_RCE_CVE-2017-17215

github · Created 2022-11-02 14:07:08 UTC · 0 stars

POCsuite与goland实现华为HG532路由器命令注入CVE-2017-17215 POC

1337g/CVE-2017-17215

github · Created 2017-12-25 06:11:24 UTC · 25 stars

CVE-2017-17215 HuaWei Router RCE (NOT TESTED)

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. First public exploitation report

    Exploit observed in malware

  2. Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  3. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  4. Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  5. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2017-17215",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 8.8,
  "epss_score": 0.7861,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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