CameraRisk

CVE-2017-2843

Foscam

Published
27 June 2017
Last modified
17 June 2026
CVSS
8.8 v3.1
Severity
high
EPSS
3.4% (88th pct)
CISA KEV
Not listed
NVD status
Modified
Weaknesses
CWE-78

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

In the web management interface in Foscam C1 Indoor HD Camera running application firmware 2.52.2.37, a specially crafted HTTP request can allow for a user to inject arbitrary data in the "msmtprc" configuration file resulting in command execution. An attacker can simply send an HTTP request to the device to trigger this vulnerability.

Exploitation

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue as of 2026.09.04. That is an absence of confirmed public exploitation, not evidence that exploitation has not occurred. EPSS models a 3.4% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

Affected products

ProductVendorTypeVersions named
C1 INDOOR HD CAMERA Foscam IP camera 2.52.2.37

References

CVE-2017-2843 at NVD

Record assembled from NVD, CISA KEV 2026.09.04 and FIRST EPSS 2026-09-04. Affected products are those NVD's CPE configuration names that fall inside this site's scope; a CVE may affect products outside it.