CVE-2017-8217
TP-Link C2 and C20i devices through firmware 0.9.1 4.2 v0032.0 Build 160706 Rel.37961n have too...
TP-Link C2 and C20i devices through firmware 0.9.1 4.2 v0032.0 Build 160706 Rel.37961n have too permissive iptables rules, e.g., SNMP is not blocked on any interface.
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
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.3
TP-Link C2 and C20i devices through firmware 0.9.1 4.2 v0032.0 Build 160706 Rel.37961n have too permissive iptables rules, e.g., SNMP is not blocked on any interface.
- Record
CVE-2017-8217- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
TP-Link C2 and C20i devices through firmware 0.9.1 4.2 v0032.0 Build 160706 Rel.37961n have too permissive iptables rules, e.g., SNMP is not blocked on any interface.
- Record
CVE-2017-8217- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-17179 No score
TP-Link C2 and C20i devices through firmware 0.9.1 4.2 v0032.0 Build 160706 Rel.37961n have too permissive iptables rules, e.g., SNMP is not blocked on any interface.
- Record
EUVD-2017-17179- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v863-4qpr-j7gp
5.3
TP-Link C2 and C20i devices through firmware 0.9.1 4.2 v0032.0 Build 160706 Rel.37961n have too...
TP-Link C2 and C20i devices through firmware 0.9.1 4.2 v0032.0 Build 160706 Rel.37961n have too permissive iptables rules, e.g., SNMP is not blocked on any interface.
- Record
GHSA-v863-4qpr-j7gp- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- 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-2017-8217 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Tp-link C20i Firmware, published April 25, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.96%, the 61st percentile. No source names a fixed version.