CVE-2017-8862

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The webupgrade function on the Cohu 3960HD does not verify the firmware upgrade files or process, allowing an attacker to upload a specially crafted postinstall.sh file that will be executed with "root" privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-434

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

https://bneg.io/2017/05/12/vulnerabilities-in-cohu-3960hd/Third Party Advisory
https://bneg.io/2017/05/12/vulnerabilities-in-cohu-3960hd/Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 22, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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