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CVE-2017-2850

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-06-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

In the web management interface in Foscam C1 Indoor HD cameras with application firmware 2.52.2.37, a specially crafted HTTP request can allow for a user to inject arbitrary characters in the pureftpd.passwd file during a username change, which in turn allows for bypassing chroot restrictions in the FTP server. An attacker can simply send an HTTP request to the device to trigger this vulnerability.

Affected products

• Foscam Indoor IP Camera C1 Series: 2.52.2.37

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99184
• https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0352
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99184
• https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0352

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