high Known exploitedREV. 01

CVE-2017-6884Zyxel router — the lookup tool wired to a shell

The diagnostic page on this home router (Zyxel EMG2926) passes its lookup parameter to a shell, so a user of the web interface executes commands on the device. Exploit code is public and the affected firmware is long out of support.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Replace the router. The affected firmware is the one the model shipped with, the product is out of support, and no fix is coming for it.

Read the risk

THE VITAL STATS
CVSS score
8.8/ 10
CVSS v3.1
EPSS probability
34%
Likelihood of exploitation
Attack complexity
Low
Conditions needed to exploit
Known exploited
Yes — CISA KEV
CVE published
2017-04-06
Added to KEV
2023-09-18
Exploit published
Yes
Confidence
high
Kill chain
execution
MITRE ATT&CK
T1059
Severity
high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attacker needsAccess to the router's web interface.

Behind the card

3 REFERENCES
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +

Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.

FieldsSourceRetrievedExtractorConfidence
cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_atnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_addedcisa.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
epssapi.first.org2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisitesnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24claude-codehigh

Printing history

THE RECORD
  1. r1Initial base card

First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.

crds:cve-2017-6884 · CRDS 0.1 · Issued 2026-09-24