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Public proof of concept

CVE-2018-17240

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-06-10
  • WeaknessCWE-401

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Description

There is a memory dump vulnerability on Netwave IP camera devices at //proc/kcore that allows an unauthenticated attacker to exfiltrate sensitive information from the network configuration (e.g., username and password).

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-06-1018:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-04 09:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Netwavepr indoor ip camera firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published
Netwavepr outdoor ip camera firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published

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

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
3 repositories, unverifiedBBge/CVE-2018-17240Xewdy444/NetgraveFenrirSec/CVE-2018-17240_exploit
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-401read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score3.8 %2026-11-03
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept3read 2026-11-03

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2022-06-10
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17240?

There is a memory dump vulnerability on Netwave IP camera devices at //proc/kcore that allows an unauthenticated attacker to exfiltrate sensitive information from the network configuration (e.g., username and password).

Is CVE-2018-17240 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-17240 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.8% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-17240?

CVE-2018-17240 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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