CVE-2017-7919
An Improper Authentication issue was discovered in Newport XPS-Cx and XPS-Qx. An attacker may...
An Improper Authentication issue was discovered in Newport XPS-Cx and XPS-Qx. An attacker may bypass authentication by accessing a specific uniform resource locator (URL).
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An Improper Authentication issue was discovered in Newport XPS-Cx and XPS-Qx. An attacker may bypass authentication by accessing a specific uniform resource locator (URL).
- Record
CVE-2017-7919- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An Improper Authentication issue was discovered in Newport XPS-Cx and XPS-Qx. An attacker may bypass authentication by accessing a specific uniform resource locator (URL).
- Record
CVE-2017-7919- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-16890 No score
An Improper Authentication issue was discovered in Newport XPS-Cx and XPS-Qx. An attacker may bypass authentication by accessing a specific uniform resource locator (URL).
- Record
EUVD-2017-16890- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6m9q-xx8f-3w42
An Improper Authentication issue was discovered in Newport XPS-Cx and XPS-Qx. An attacker may...
An Improper Authentication issue was discovered in Newport XPS-Cx and XPS-Qx. An attacker may bypass authentication by accessing a specific uniform resource locator (URL).
- Record
GHSA-6m9q-xx8f-3w42- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- 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-2017-7919 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Newport Xps-cx Firmware, published July 3, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.60%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.