A vulnerability in a custom-built GoAhead web server used on Foscam, Vstarcam, and multiple white-label IP camera models allows an attacker…

published 2017-03-13 9 y ago modified 2026-10-15 25 d ago also EUVD-2017-14751

cvss: 9.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 21.6%; EPSS 21.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits: 0; none known

A vulnerability in a custom-built GoAhead web server used on Foscam, Vstarcam, and multiple white-label IP camera models allows an attacker to craft a malformed HTTP ("GET system.ini HTTP/1.1\n\n" - note the lack of "/" in the path field of the request) request that will disclose the configuration file with the login password.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 25 d ago (2026-10-15)

Exploit prediction

21.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

cybereason.com https://www.cybereason.com/zero-day-exploits-turn-hundreds-of-thousands-of-ip-cameras-into-iot-botnet-slaves/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
cybereason.com https://www.cybereason.com/cve-ip-cameras/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	9.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

cybereason.com /zero-day-exploits-turn-hundreds-of-thousands-of-ip-cameras-into-iot-botnet-slaves/
exploit, technical-description, third-party-advisory
cybereason.com /cve-ip-cameras/
exploit, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-5674
NVD CVE-2017-5674

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Summary