Is CVE-2017-2738 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-2738 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-2738?

CVE-2017-2738 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-2738?

CVE-2017-2738 has an EPSS score of 2.69% (84th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-2738?

Upgrade vcm5010 firmware to v100r002c50spc100 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-2738

CRITICALEPSS 84th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

VCM5010 with software versions earlier before V100R002C50SPC100 has an authentication bypass vulnerability. This is due to improper implementation of authentication for accessing web pages. An unauthenticated attacker could bypass the authentication by sending a crafted HTTP request. 5010 with software versions earlier before V100R002C50SPC100 has an arbitrary file upload vulnerability. The software does not validate the files that uploaded. An authenticated attacker could upload arbitrary files to the system.

CWE-287Improper Authentication

How to fix

Remediation Available

vcm5010 firmwareNVD

Affected:< v100r002c50spc100Fixed in:v100r002c50spc100CVE-2017-2738derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.69%probability of exploitation in 30 days

84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

huawei.com

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2023-35082	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-35078	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-7921	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-7593	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-46805	High	8.2	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2022-40684	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.