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CVE-2017-16522

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-11-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-276

Description

MitraStar GPT-2541GNAC (HGU) 1.00(VNJ0)b1 and DSL-100HN-T1 ES_113WJY0b16 devices allow remote authenticated users to obtain root access by specifying /bin/sh as the command to execute.

Affected products

• MitraStar Dsl-100Hn-T1 Firmware: es_113wjy0b16
• MitraStar Gpt-2541Gnac Firmware: 1.00(vnj0)b1

References

• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144805/MitraStar-DSL-100HN-T1-GPT-2541GNAC-Privilege-Escalation.html
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43061/
• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144805/MitraStar-DSL-100HN-T1-GPT-2541GNAC-Privilege-Escalation.html
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43061/

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