CVE-2017-14459

CRITICAL

Moxa AWK-3131A <1.7 - OS Command Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-14459. PoCs published by Talos.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a command injection vulnerability in the login prompt of a telnet service to write and execute arbitrary shell scripts, ultimately spawning a backdoor telnet session. It bypasses space restrictions by using ${IFS} and chunking commands.

Description

An exploitable OS Command Injection vulnerability exists in the Telnet, SSH, and console login functionality of Moxa AWK-3131A Industrial IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n wireless AP/bridge/client in firmware versions 1.4 to 1.7 (current). An attacker can inject commands via the username parameter of several services (SSH, Telnet, console), resulting in remote, unauthenticated, root-level operating system command execution.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Talos · pythonremotehardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44398

This exploit leverages a command injection vulnerability in the login prompt of a telnet service to write and execute arbitrary shell scripts, ultimately spawning a backdoor telnet session. It bypasses space restrictions by using ${IFS} and chunking commands.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Unknown telnet service (CVE-2017-14459)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to vulnerable telnet service · Writable directory (/var) on target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 10.0
EPSS 0.1217
EPSS Percentile 95.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (4)
moxa/awk-3131a_firmware 1.4
moxa/awk-3131a_firmware 1.5
moxa/awk-3131a_firmware 1.6
moxa/awk-3131a_firmware 1.7
Published Apr 11, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026