No exploitation reportedFix available

CVE-2017-14698

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2018-01-29
WeaknessCWE-287

Am I affected?

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Description

ASUS DSL-AC51, DSL-AC52U, DSL-AC55U, DSL-N55U C1, DSL-N55U D1, DSL-AC56U, DSL-N10_C1, DSL-N12U C1, DSL-N12E C1, DSL-N14U, DSL-N14U-B1, DSL-N16, DSL-N16U, DSL-N17U, DSL-N66U, and DSL-AC750 routers allow remote attackers to change passwords of arbitrary users via the http_passwd parameter to mod_login.asp.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2018-01-2916:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

Block these indicators

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CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2017-14698?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD

Asus dsl-ac51 firmwareversion to verify

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
—	all versions	no fix published	NVD

Asus dsl-ac52u firmwareversion to verify

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
—	all versions	no fix published	NVD

Asus dsl-ac55u firmwareversion to verify

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
—	all versions	no fix published	NVD

13 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

www.asus.comPatch · Vendor Advisory

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

NVDCVSS 3.09.8read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-287read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.3 %2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2018-01-29
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14698?

Is CVE-2017-14698 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-14698 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.3% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-14698?

CVE-2017-14698 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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