CVE-2018-17879

Exp

An issue was discovered on certain ABUS TVIP cameras. The CGI scripts allow remote attackers to execute code via system() as root. There are several injection points in various scripts.

Published: 2023-10-26 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-17879 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 21.85%, 97th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2018-17879

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-17879

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 62.19% 21.85% -40.34%
2 2026-04-14 48.68% 62.19% +13.51%
3 2025-12-07 — 48.68% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-17879

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-17879

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-17879

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
abus tvip_10000_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_10000_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_10001_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_10001_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_10005_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_10005_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_10005a_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_10005a_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_10005b_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_10005b_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_10050_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_10050_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_10051_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_10051_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_10055a_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_10055a_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_10055b_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_10055b_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_10500_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_10500_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_10550_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_10550_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_11000_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_11000_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_11050_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_11050_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_11500_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_11500_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_11501_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_11501_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_11502_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_11502_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_11550_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_11550_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_11551_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_11551_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_11552_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_11552_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_20000_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_20000_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_20050_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_20050_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_20500_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_20500_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_20550_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_20550_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_21000_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_21000_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_21050_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_21050_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_21500_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_21500_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_21501_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_21501_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_21502_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_21502_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_21550_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_21550_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_21551_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_21551_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_21552_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_21552_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_22500_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_22500_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_31000_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_31000_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_31001_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_31001_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_31050_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_31050_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_31500_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_31500_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_31501_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_31501_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_31550_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_31550_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_31551_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_31551_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_32500_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_32500_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_51500_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_51500_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_51550_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_51550_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_71500_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_71500_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_71501_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_71501_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_71550_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_71550_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_71551_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_71551_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abus tvip_72500_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:abus:tvip_72500_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-17879

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