CVE-2017-8218

9.8 CRITICAL

Published: April 25, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

vsftpd on TP-Link C2 and C20i devices through firmware 0.9.1 4.2 v0032.0 Build 160706 Rel.37961n has a backdoor admin account with the 1234 password, a backdoor guest account with the guest password, and a backdoor test account with the test password.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2017-02-09-tplink-c2-and-c20i-vulnerable.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory

https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2017-02-09-tplink-c2-and-c20i-vulnerable.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

9.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

2.0%

78th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-1188

Affected Vendors

tp-link

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