TI-2017-06891 Aliases CVE-2017-9483 GHSA-8f23-22m8-6rx3

The Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version…

MEDIUM 46CWE-78Published 2017-07-31 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
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

The Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version dpc3939-P20-18-v303r20421746-170221a-CMCST) devices allows Network Processor (NP) Linux users to obtain root access to the Application Processor (AP) Linux system via shell metacharacters in commands.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01867 79th 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-2017-9483
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8f23-22m8-6rx3

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/BastilleResearch/CableTap/blob/master/doc/advisories/bastille-26.arbitrary-command-execution.txt

TI-2017-06927 The Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-06887 The Comcast firmware on Cisco DPC3939 (firmware version… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-06890 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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