CVE-2017-12592
ASUS DSL-N10S V2.1.16_APAC devices have a privilege escalation vulnerability. A normal user can...
ASUS DSL-N10S V2.1.16_APAC devices have a privilege escalation vulnerability. A normal user can escalate its privilege and perform administrative actions. There is no mapping of users with their privileges.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
8.8
ASUS DSL-N10S V2.1.16_APAC devices have a privilege escalation vulnerability. A normal user can escalate its privilege and perform administrative actions. There is no mapping of users with their privileges.
- Record
CVE-2017-12592- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
ASUS DSL-N10S V2.1.16_APAC devices have a privilege escalation vulnerability. A normal user can escalate its privilege and perform administrative actions. There is no mapping of users with their privileges.
- Record
CVE-2017-12592- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-4163 No score
ASUS DSL-N10S V2.1.16_APAC devices have a privilege escalation vulnerability. A normal user can escalate its privilege and perform administrative actions. There is no mapping of users with their privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2017-4163- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g6rc-q7wh-2h2p
8.8
ASUS DSL-N10S V2.1.16_APAC devices have a privilege escalation vulnerability. A normal user can...
ASUS DSL-N10S V2.1.16_APAC devices have a privilege escalation vulnerability. A normal user can escalate its privilege and perform administrative actions. There is no mapping of users with their privileges.
- Record
GHSA-g6rc-q7wh-2h2p- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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-2017-12592 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Asus Dsl-n10s Firmware, published August 18, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.09%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.