{"cve":"CVE-2017-8837","nvd":{"published":"2017-06-05T14:29:00.483","modified":"2026-06-17T01:27:03.160","status":"Modified","description":"Cleartext password storage exists on Peplink Balance 305, 380, 580, 710, 1350, and 2500 devices with firmware before fw-b305hw2_380hw6_580hw2_710hw3_1350hw2_2500-7.0.1-build2093. The files in question are /etc/waipass and /etc/roapass. In case one of these devices is compromised, the attacker can gain access to passwords and abuse them to compromise further systems.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-522"],"references":["http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Jun/1","https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42130/","https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-005-peplink/","http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Jun/1","https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42130/"],"products":["peplink:1350hw2_firmware","peplink:2500_firmware","peplink:380hw6_firmware","peplink:580hw2_firmware","peplink:710hw3_firmware","peplink:b305hw2_firmware"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:43:44.556243339+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-8837","score":0.04943,"percentile":0.92153,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}