A command-injection vulnerability exists in a web application on a custom-built GoAhead…
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-77Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
A command-injection vulnerability exists in a web application on a custom-built GoAhead web server used on Foscam, Vstarcam, and multiple white-label IP camera models. The mail-sending form in the mail.htm page allows an attacker to inject a command into the receiver1 field in the form; it will be executed with root privileges.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01713 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-5675
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-74vc-3v78-qcc2
References
More Embedthis Goahead vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-12833 Embedthis GoAhead before 3.6.5 allows remote code execution if CGI is enabled and a CGI… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2019-03557 Use after free in EmbedThis CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-18771 An issue was discovered in GoAhead 4.x and 5.x before 5.1.5. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-03674 A vulnerability in a custom-built GoAhead web server used on Foscam, Vstarcam, and… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-03558 Infinite loop in EmbedThis CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2014-07892 EmbedThis GoAhead 3.0.0 through 3.4.1 does not properly handle path segments starting… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2017-5675 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-5675 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-74vc-3v78-qcc2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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