{"schemaVersion":3,"id":"CVE-2017-17020","aliases":[],"status":"published","duplicateOf":null,"title":null,"description":"On D-Link DCS-5009 devices with firmware 1.08.11 and earlier, DCS-5010 devices with firmware 1.14.09 and earlier, and DCS-5020L devices with firmware before 1.15.01, command injection in alphapd (binary responsible for running the camera's web server) allows remote authenticated attackers to execute code through sanitized /setSystemAdmin user input in the AdminID field being passed directly to a call to system.","dates":{"published":"2018-05-01T16:00:00.000Z","modified":"2024-08-05T20:43:59.349Z","reserved":null,"kevAdded":[],"kevDue":[]},"cvss":{"headline":{"score":8.8,"severity":"high","version":"3.0","versionLabel":"v3.0","source":"NVD","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","computed":false,"selection":"backend-summary"},"metrics":[{"version":"3.0","versionLabel":"v3.0","source":"NVD","score":8.8,"severity":"high","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","exploitability":null,"impact":null,"computed":false},{"version":"2.0","versionLabel":"v2.0","source":"NVD","score":6.5,"severity":"medium","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P","exploitability":null,"impact":null,"computed":false}]},"epss":{"probability":0.14835,"percentile":0.96668,"severity":"medium","asOf":"2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z","change":{"pp":0,"baselineDate":"2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z","baselineScore":0.14835},"history":[{"date":"2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.11782,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-10T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":0.96668}],"last30":[{"date":"2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.11782,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-10T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.14835,"percentile":0.96668}]},"kev":{"state":"not-listed","entries":[],"listedCount":0,"totalCatalogs":3,"catalogs":[{"source":"cisa","label":"CISA","listed":false,"entry":null},{"source":"enisa","label":"ENISA","listed":false,"entry":null},{"source":"circl","label":"CIRCL","listed":false,"entry":null}]},"ransomware":{"state":"none-recorded","sources":[]},"exploits":[{"id":"REF_85DFF821E5114AA7","name":"Exploit Reference (fidusinfosec.com)","source":"reference","url":"https://www.fidusinfosec.com/dlink-dcs-5030l-remote-code-execution-cve-2017-17020/","maturity":"unknown","reliabilityScore":0.2,"verified":false,"type":null,"platforms":[],"requiresAuth":null,"exploitdb":null,"metasploit":null},{"id":"44580","name":"DLINK DCS-5020L - Remote Code Execution (PoC)","source":"exploit-database","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44580","maturity":"poc","reliabilityScore":0.5,"verified":false,"type":null,"platforms":["hardware"],"requiresAuth":null,"exploitdb":{"verified":false,"type":"webapps","platform":"hardware","file":"exploits/hardware/webapps/44580.txt","codes":["CVE-2017-17020"]},"metasploit":null}],"exploitCount":2,"weaknesses":[{"id":"CWE-78","name":"Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')","description":"The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.","type":"weakness","status":"Stable","abstraction":"Base","likelihoodOfExploit":"High","url":"https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html"}],"affected":[{"vendor":"dlink","product":"dcs-5009_firmware","name":"dcs-5009 firmware","label":"dcs-5009_firmware","ecosystem":null,"cpePart":"o","purl":null,"purlType":null,"versions":[{"text":"≤ 1.08.11","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null}],"versionsText":"≤ 1.08.11","eol":null,"hubHref":"/vendor/dlink/dcs-5009"},{"vendor":"dlink","product":"dcs-5010_firmware","name":"dcs-5010 firmware","label":"dcs-5010_firmware","ecosystem":null,"cpePart":"o","purl":null,"purlType":null,"versions":[{"text":"≤ 1.14.09","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null}],"versionsText":"≤ 1.14.09","eol":null,"hubHref":"/vendor/dlink/dcs-5010"},{"vendor":"dlink","product":"dcs-5020l_firmware","name":"dcs-5020l firmware","label":"dcs-5020l_firmware","ecosystem":null,"cpePart":"o","purl":null,"purlType":null,"versions":[{"text":"≤ 1.14.09","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null}],"versionsText":"≤ 1.14.09","eol":null,"hubHref":"/vendor/dlink/dcs-5020l"}],"affectedCount":3,"eol":{"hasEol":false,"count":0},"references":[{"url":"https://www.fidusinfosec.com/dlink-dcs-5030l-remote-code-execution-cve-2017-17020/","label":"www.fidusinfosec.com/dlink-dcs-5030l-remote-code-execution-cve-2017-17020/","hostname":"www.fidusinfosec.com","tags":["X Refsource MISC","Exploit","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"http://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10084","label":"supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10084","hostname":"supportannouncement.us.dlink.com","tags":["X Refsource CONFIRM","Vendor Advisory"]}],"lineage":{"upstream":[],"downstream":[],"duplicates":[],"related":[]},"timeline":[{"kind":"published","date":"2018-05-01T16:00:00.000Z","label":"Published","detail":"Vulnerability first disclosed.","source":null},{"kind":"modified","date":"2024-08-05T20:43:59.349Z","label":"Last modified","detail":"Vulnerability information updated.","source":null}],"risk":{"score":48,"level":"medium","profile":"Default","thresholds":{"critical":75,"high":50,"medium":25,"low":10}},"meta":{"dataAsOf":"2026-10-20T03:49:57.229Z","stale":false,"partial":false}}