Huawei Technologies HG532: attackers can run their own code
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TECHNICAL SUMMARY Huawei HG532 with some customized versions has a remote code execution vulnerability. An authenticated attacker could send malicious packets to port 37215 to launch attacks. Successful exploit could lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code.
WHY THIS VERDICT Attack attempts are confirmed, with no confirmed exploitation yet.
WHY IT RANKS HERE The first report is 20 days old.
- HIGHEST CONFIRMED RUNG
- TRIED
- CISA KEV
- NOT YET
- EXPLOIT CODE
- PROOF OF CONCEPT
How far has it climbed?
01 TALK
□ NO EVIDENCE YETNEWEST EVIDENCE NONE YETNo evidence yet.
SRC: NONE YET02 EXPOSED
□ NOT TRACKED YETNO SOURCE FOR THIS STEP YETWe have no source that counts exposed systems yet. Internet scan data needs a partnership we do not have. No evidence here does not mean nothing is exposed.
03 TRIED
■ CONFIRMEDNEWEST EVIDENCE · 1 SOURCEAttack attempts on CVE-2017-17215 seen by honeypots (Shadowserver via CIRCL). Attack attempts on CVE-2017-17215 seen by honeypots (Shadowserver via CIRCL).
04 EXPLOITED
□ NO EVIDENCE YETNEWEST EVIDENCE NONE YETNo evidence yet.
SRC: NONE YET05 DAMAGE
□ NOT TRACKED YETNO SOURCE FOR THIS STEP YETBreach notices and filings rarely name the flaw that was used, so we cannot link them to this event yet. No evidence here does not mean no harm.
When each thing happened
- DISCLOSED
- EXPLOIT CODE PUBLIC
- FIRST ATTACK REPORT
- CISA KEV LISTINGNOT YET
- US FEDERAL DEADLINENOT YET
Questions to ask this week
- Do we run Huawei Technologies HG532? If yes, is it patched or cut off from the internet?
- Who owns fixing it, and by what date?
- Have we checked for signs of attack since the first report, not just since the patch?
How it unfolded
- DEC 24, 2017Exploit-DB entry: Huawei Router HG532 - Arbitrary Command Execution
- DEC 24, 20174 public GitHub repositories claim a proof of concept for CVE-2017-17215
- Attack activity. OCT 21, 2026Attack attempts on CVE-2017-17215 seen by honeypots (Shadowserver via CIRCL) (2 reports, latest OCT 22)
SOURCES
- [1] CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup sightings: Attack attempts on CVE-2017-17215 seen by honeypots (Shadowserver via CIRCL), OCT 22
- [2] PoC-in-GitHub: 4 public GitHub repositories claim a proof of concept for CVE-2017-17215, DEC 24
- [3] Exploit-DB: Exploit-DB entry: Huawei Router HG532 - Arbitrary Command Execution, DEC 24