CVE-2017-16727

mediumpriority · track · 37EPSS 0.020 · 80 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

1.96% (80th) EPSS

CVSS 6.4 · medium

Is it mine?

7 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cisa_csaf_ot · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A Credentials Management issue was discovered in Moxa NPort W2150A versions prior to 1.11, and NPort W2250A versions prior to 1.11. The default password is empty on the device. An unauthorized user can access the device without a password. An unauthorized user has the ability to completely compromise the confidentiality and integrity of the wireless traffic.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.

MitigationNPort W2150Acisa_csaf_ot
Moxa has produced new firmware Version 2.1 for the affected devices that can be downloaded from:
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.moxa.com_support_download.aspx-3Ftype-3Dsupport-26id-3D14781&d=DwMGaQ&c=54IZrppPQZKX9mLzcGdPfFD1hxrcB__aEkJFOKJFd00&r=zE5lG3CZZIbdBvT6slVAzQ&m=fcW86B4AF3htSSHvHJtEOM19GrMfeQ2xeBPTmh_8sj8&s=0U4QozqaqmulZ7MToCRrZVFryx8DHR730WSH8pr8IMc&e=
MitigationNPort W2250Acisa_csaf_ot
Moxa has produced new firmware Version 2.1 for the affected devices that can be downloaded from:
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.moxa.com_support_download.aspx-3Ftype-3Dsupport-26id-3D14781&d=DwMGaQ&c=54IZrppPQZKX9mLzcGdPfFD1hxrcB__aEkJFOKJFd00&r=zE5lG3CZZIbdBvT6slVAzQ&m=fcW86B4AF3htSSHvHJtEOM19GrMfeQ2xeBPTmh_8sj8&s=0U4QozqaqmulZ7MToCRrZVFryx8DHR730WSH8pr8IMc&e=

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.1

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.4–9.1

v2.06.4mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 4.9

v3.09.1criticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.2

v3.06.5mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Nsecondary · CISA US

v3.08.3highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-521USprimaryCWE-255USCWE-522US

affected products (7)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

NPort W2150A: Versions prior to 1.11all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
NPort W2250A: Versions prior to 1.11all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Moxa NPort W2150A< 1.11cisa_csaf_otUS
Moxa NPort W2250A< 1.11cisa_csaf_otUS
n/a Moxa NPort W2150A and W2250A≤ Moxa NPort W2150A and W2250Aenisa_euvdEU
moxa nport w2150a firmware< 1.11nvdUScpe:2.3:o:moxa:nport_w2150a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
moxa nport w2250a firmware< 1.11nvdUScpe:2.3:o:moxa:nport_w2250a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

ICSA-17-355-01ICSA-17-355-01_Moxa NPort W2150A and W2250A2017-12-21icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Federico Maggi reported the vulnerability to ICS-CERT.

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cisa_csaf_ot nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2017-12-22modified 2026-06-17

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references (7)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-355-01 cnnvd
https://www.moxa.com/support/download.aspx?type=support&id=14781Patchcnnvd
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102254 cnnvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102254 enisa_euvd
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-355-01 enisa_euvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102254Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-355-01PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resourcenvd

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