Wireless IP Camera (P2P) WIFICAM devices have a backdoor root account that can be accessed with TELNET.
Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-798Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- 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-798.
Summary
Wireless IP Camera (P2P) WIFICAM devices have a backdoor root account that can be accessed with TELNET.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.08819 95th 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-2017-8224
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r97g-5x4p-h964
- 2026-10-09 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile
References
More Wificam Wireless Ip Camera (p2p) Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-05800 On Wireless IP Camera (P2P) WIFICAM devices, access to .ini files (containing… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-05798 On Wireless IP Camera (P2P) WIFICAM devices, an attacker can use the RTSP server on port… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-05797 Wireless IP Camera (P2P) WIFICAM devices have an "Apple Production IOS Push Services"… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-05796 Wireless IP Camera (P2P) WIFICAM devices rely on a cleartext UDP tunnel protocol (aka the… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2017-8224 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-8224 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r97g-5x4p-h964 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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