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TI-2017-05795 Aliases CVE-2017-8220GHSA-pvw8-rm83-r74w

TP-Link C2 and C20i devices through firmware 0.9.1 4.2 v0032.0 Build 160706 Rel.37961n…

Priority HIGH 69CWE-78Published · 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-78.

Summary

TP-Link C2 and C20i devices through firmware 0.9.1 4.2 v0032.0 Build 160706 Rel.37961n allow remote code execution with a single HTTP request by placing shell commands in a "host=" line within HTTP POST data.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.37169 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:c2_firmware:*:rel.37961n:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.9.1_4.2_v0032.0_build_160706VulnerableTP-Link
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:c2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onTP-Link
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:c20i_firmware:*:rel.37961n:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.9.1_4.2_v0032.0_build_160706VulnerableTP-Link
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:c20i:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onTP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:c2_firmware:*:rel.37961n:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.9.1_4.2_v0032.0_build_160706 Vulnerable ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:c2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:c20i_firmware:*:rel.37961n:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.9.1_4.2_v0032.0_build_160706 Vulnerable ·TP-Link
  • cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:c20i:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·TP-Link

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8220
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pvw8-rm83-r74w

References

  • TI-2017-05793 vsftpd on TP-Link C2 and C20i devices through firmware 0.9.1 4.2 v0032.0 Build 160706… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-05794 TP-Link C2 and C20i devices through firmware 0.9.1 4.2 v0032.0 Build 160706 Rel.37961n… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2017-05792 TP-Link C2 and C20i devices through firmware 0.9.1 4.2 v0032.0 Build 160706 Rel.37961n… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.3

Sources