CVE-2017-20049

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—

9.8

A vulnerability, was found in legacy Axis devices such as P3225 and M3005. This affects an unknown part of the component CGI Script. The manipulation leads to improper privilege management. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 59.1%
KEV: Not listed

Published

June 15, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

product-security@axishttps://www.axis.com/dam/public/df/f3/dd/cve-2017-20049-en-US-376956.pdf
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.axis.com/dam/public/df/f3/dd/cve-2017-20049-en-US-376956.pdf

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 8× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-25 20:27 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-25 20:27 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-20049?

CVE-2017-20049 is a critical vulnerability published on June 15, 2022. A vulnerability, was found in legacy Axis devices such as P3225 and M3005. This affects an unknown part of the component CGI Script. The manipulation leads to improper privilege management. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely.

When was CVE-2017-20049 disclosed?

CVE-2017-20049 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 15, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2017-20049 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-20049 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 59.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-20049?

CVE-2017-20049 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2017-20049?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-20049, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2017-20049

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