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CVE-2017-9522

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-07-31 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The Time Warner firmware on Technicolor TC8717T devices sets the default Wi-Fi passphrase to a combination of the SSID and BSSID, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain network access by reading a beacon frame.

Affected products

• Spectrum Tc8717T Firmware: all versions

References

• https://github.com/BastilleResearch/CableTap/blob/master/doc/advisories/bastille-21.default-wifi-credentials.txt
• https://github.com/BastilleResearch/CableTap/blob/master/doc/advisories/bastille-21.default-wifi-credentials.txt

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