# CVE-2017-9497: The Comcast firmware on Motorola MX011ANM (firmware version MX011AN\_2.9p6s1\_PROD\_sey) devices allows physically proximate attackers to execu

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-07-31 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Comcast firmware on Motorola MX011ANM (firmware version MX011AN_2.9p6s1_PROD_sey) devices allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root by pulling up the diagnostics menu on the set-top box, and then posting to a Web Inspector route.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/BastilleResearch/CableTap/blob/master/doc/advisories/bastille-41.root-command-execution.txt

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