Is CVE-2017-7909 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-7909 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-7909?

CVE-2017-7909 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-7909?

CVE-2017-7909 has an EPSS score of 2.62% (84th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2017-7909?

No published fix for CVE-2017-7909 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-7909

CRITICALEPSS 84th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A Use of Client-Side Authentication issue was discovered in Advantech B+B SmartWorx MESR901 firmware versions 1.5.2 and prior. The web interface uses JavaScript to check client authentication and redirect unauthorized users. Attackers may intercept requests and bypass authentication to access restricted web pages.

CWE-603 CWE-287Improper Authentication

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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

2.62%probability of exploitation in 30 days

84thpercentile

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

References

Third-Party Advisory2

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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.