CVE-2017-7919 json
An Improper Authentication issue was discovered in Newport XPS-Cx and XPS-Qx.
published 2017-07-03 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-16890
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.6%
- EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An Improper Authentication issue was discovered in Newport XPS-Cx and XPS-Qx. An attacker may bypass authentication by accessing a specific uniform resource locator (URL).
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
cisa ICSA-17-178-01 updated cvss 7.5
Newport XPS-Cx, XPS-Qx
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Newport XPS-Cx Newport XPS-Qxaffected: mitigation “Newport reports that this issue will be addressed in the next generation XPS-Dx controller.”
From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf
Exploit prediction
2.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- n/a Newport XPS-Cx, XPS-Qx
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/99291
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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ics-cert.us-cert.gov
/advisories/ICSA-17-178-01
mitigation, third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-7919
- NVD CVE-2017-7919
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