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TI-2017-12988 Aliases CVE-2017-17743GHSA-hcwg-vj9p-2xch

Improper input sanitization within the restricted administration shell on UCOPIA Wireless…

Priority LOW 32CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
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-287.

Summary

Improper input sanitization within the restricted administration shell on UCOPIA Wireless Appliance devices before 4.4.20, 5.0.x before 5.0.19, and 5.1.x before 5.1.11 allows authenticated remote attackers to escape the shell and escalate their privileges by uploading a .bashrc file containing the /bin/sh string. In some situations, authentication can be achieved via the bhu85tgb default password for the admin account.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01089 65th 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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:ucopia:wireless_appliance_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.4.20; 5.0 to before 5.0.19; 5.1 to before 5.1.11VulnerableUcopia
cpe:2.3:h:ucopia:wireless_appliance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onUcopia
  • cpe:2.3:o:ucopia:wireless_appliance_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.4.20; 5.0 to before 5.0.19; 5.1 to before 5.1.11 Vulnerable ·Ucopia
  • cpe:2.3:h:ucopia:wireless_appliance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Ucopia

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-17743
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hcwg-vj9p-2xch

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2022-22013 An issue was discovered in Weblib Ucopia before 6.0.13. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-22012 An issue was discovered in Weblib Ucopia before 6.0.13. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-11040 Improper input sanitization within the restricted administration shell on UCOPIA Wireless… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8

Sources

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