CVE-2017-13698
An issue was discovered on MOXA EDS-G512E 5.1 build 16072215 devices. An attacker could extract...
An issue was discovered on MOXA EDS-G512E 5.1 build 16072215 devices. An attacker could extract public and private keys from the firmware image available on the MOXA website and could use them against a production switch that has the default keys embedded.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered on MOXA EDS-G512E 5.1 build 16072215 devices. An attacker could extract public and private keys from the firmware image available on the MOXA website and could use them against a production switch that has the default keys embedded.
- Record
CVE-2017-13698- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered on MOXA EDS-G512E 5.1 build 16072215 devices. An attacker could extract public and private keys from the firmware image available on the MOXA website and could use them against a production switch that has the default keys embedded.
- Record
CVE-2017-13698- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-5215 No score
An issue was discovered on MOXA EDS-G512E 5.1 build 16072215 devices. An attacker could extract public and private keys from the firmware image available on the MOXA website and could use them against a production switch that has the default keys embedded.
- Record
EUVD-2017-5215- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-997j-7vrq-hm64
An issue was discovered on MOXA EDS-G512E 5.1 build 16072215 devices. An attacker could extract...
An issue was discovered on MOXA EDS-G512E 5.1 build 16072215 devices. An attacker could extract public and private keys from the firmware image available on the MOXA website and could use them against a production switch that has the default keys embedded.
- Record
GHSA-997j-7vrq-hm64- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-13698 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Moxa Eds-g512e Firmware, published November 23, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.36%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.