Privilege Escalation in Cambium Networks (CVE-2017-7922)
Summary
Vulnerability in Cambium Networks (CVE-2017-7922). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
An Improper Privilege Management issue was discovered in Cambium Networks ePMP. The privileges for SNMP community strings are not properly restricted, which may allow an attacker to gain access to sensitive information and possibly allow for configuration changes.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-7922 has been found in Cambium Networks.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 7.6/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Cambium Networks CVE-2017-7922" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-7922 (Cambium Networks) — CWE-269 / CVSS v3 7.6
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-269) exists in Cambium Networks.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Cambium Networks.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.6/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Cambium Networks を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory securityfocus.com
- advisory ics-cert.us-cert.gov