High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 20, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-5255
CVE-2017-5255
Description
In version 3.5 and prior of Cambium Networks ePMP firmware, a lack of input sanitation for certain parameters on the web management console allows any authenticated user (including the otherwise low-privilege readonly user) to inject shell meta-characters as part of a specially-crafted POST request to the get_chart function and run OS-level commands, effectively as root.
Affected products
1- Cambium Networks/ePMPv5Range: 3.5 and prior
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
2- blog.rapid7.com/2017/12/19/r7-2017-25-cambium-epmp-and-cnpilot-multiple-vulnerabilities/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43413/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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