CVE-2017-8116

The management interface for the Teltonika RUT9XX routers (aka LuCI) with firmware 00.03.265 and...

9.8 Critical

The management interface for the Teltonika RUT9XX routers (aka LuCI) with firmware 00.03.265 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via shell metacharacters in the username parameter in a login request.

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: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

4.52%Up 2.7 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2017-8116
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-8116
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-17078 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-17078
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h4g7-w69m-jc5h 9.8

The management interface for the Teltonika RUT9XX routers (aka LuCI) with firmware 00.03.265 and...

Record: GHSA-h4g7-w69m-jc5h
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-8116 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Teltonika Rut900 Firmware, published July 3, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.52%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.