An issue was discovered in Valve Steam Link build 643.
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-327Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- 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-327.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Valve Steam Link build 643. Root passwords longer than 8 characters are truncated because of the default use of DES (aka the CONFIG_FEATURE_DEFAULT_PASSWD_ALGO="des" setting).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.016 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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:valvesoftware:steam_link_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 644 | Vulnerable | Valvesoftware |
| cpe:2.3:h:valvesoftware:steam_link:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Valvesoftware |
- cpe:2.3:o:valvesoftware:steam_link_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 644 Vulnerable ·Valvesoftware
- cpe:2.3:h:valvesoftware:steam_link:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Valvesoftware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-17878
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g6m4-pc36-mchv
References
More Valvesoftware Steam Link Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-13107 An issue was discovered in Valve Steam Link build 643. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-17878 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-17878 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g6m4-pc36-mchv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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