CVE-2017-8218

CRITICAL

vsftpd on TP-Link C2/C20i - Auth Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

vsftpd on TP-Link C2 and C20i devices through firmware 0.9.1 4.2 v0032.0 Build 160706 Rel.37961n has a backdoor admin account with the 1234 password, a backdoor guest account with the guest password, and a backdoor test account with the test password.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2017-02-09-tplink-c2-and-c20i-vulnerable.html

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0200
EPSS Percentile 78.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-1188
Status published
Products (2)
tp-link/c20i_firmware < 0.9.1_4.2_v0032.0_build_160706
tp-link/c2_firmware < 0.9.1_4.2_v0032.0_build_160706
Published Apr 25, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026