CVE-2017-3834
highpriority · track · 41OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.045 · 91 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in Cisco Aironet 1830 Series and Cisco Aironet 1850 Series Access Points running Cisco Mobility Express Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to take complete control of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to the existence of default credentials for an affected device that is running Cisco Mobility Express Software, regardless of whether the device is configured as a master, subordinate, or standalone access point. An attacker who has layer 3 connectivity to an affected device could use Secure Shell (SSH) to log in to the device with elevated privileges. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to take complete control of the device. This vulnerability affects Cisco Aironet 1830 Series and Cisco Aironet 1850 Series Access Points that are running an 8.2.x release of Cisco Mobility Express Software prior to Release 8.2.111.0, regardless of whether the device is configured as a master, subordinate, or standalone access point. Release 8.2 was the first release of Cisco Mobility Express Software for next generation Cisco Aironet Access Points. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCva50691.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9–10
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affected products (13)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- n/a Cisco Aironet 1830 Series and 1850 Series Access Points≤ Cisco Aironet 1830 Series and 1850 Series Access Pointsenisa_euvdEU
- cisco aironet access point firmware= 102.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:aironet_access_point_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco aironet access point firmware= 8.2.100.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:aironet_access_point_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco aironet access point firmware= 8.2.102.139nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:aironet_access_point_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco aironet access point firmware= 8.2.102.43nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:aironet_access_point_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco aironet access point firmware= 8.2.111.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:aironet_access_point_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco aironet access point firmware= 8.2.121.12nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:aironet_access_point_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco aironet access point firmware= 8.2.130.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:aironet_access_point_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco aironet access point firmware= 90.57nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:aironet_access_point_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038181cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170405-amecnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97422cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97422enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038181enisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170405-ameenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97422Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038181Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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