TI-2017-06887 Aliases CVE-2017-9479 GHSA-v2m5-q8w7-pr85

The Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version…

MEDIUM 48CWE-732Published 2017-07-31 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03275 88th 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:dpc3939_firmware:dpc3939-p20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-cmcst:::::::*	dpc3939-p20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-cmcst	Vulnerable	Cisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:dpc3939:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Cisco

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:dpc3939_firmware:dpc3939-p20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-cmcst:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions dpc3939-p20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-cmcst Vulnerable ·Cisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:dpc3939:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-9479
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v2m5-q8w7-pr85

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/BastilleResearch/CableTap/blob/master/doc/advisories/bastille-22.syseventd.txt

TI-2017-06927 The Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-06890 The Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-06891 The Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-06896 The Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2017-06900 The Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2017-06894 The Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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