CVSS 8.8 HIGH Bulletin: Huawei Security Advisory Published: 2017-12-22

CVE-2017-17215: Huawei HG532 Router UPnP Remote Code Execution (Mirai Satori / Okiru)

Technical intelligence and weaponization dossier for CVE-2017-17215. Documented exploitation across 1 active malware families totaling 1 analyzed telemetry samples.

Attributed Families
1
Sample Volume
1
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vulnerability Specifications & Root Cause

Vulnerability ID CVE-2017-17215
Common Name / Bulletin Huawei HG532 Router UPnP Remote Code Execution (Mirai Satori / Okiru) (Huawei Security Advisory)
CWE Classification CWE-78: Command Injection via UPnP SOAP
Affected Software & Versions Huawei HG532 Home Gateway
Technical Root Cause TR-064 / UPnP service on port 37215 permitted arbitrary shell command injection via DeviceConfig:1 SOAP action, weaponized in Mirai botnet expansion.
Associated ATT&CK Techniques
  • T1190 — Associated ATT&CK Technique
  • T1059.004 — Associated ATT&CK Technique

Malware Families Weaponizing CVE-2017-17215

Empirical catalog telemetry verifies that the following 1 malware families weaponize this vulnerability for initial access, privilege escalation, or lateral movement:

1 families
Malware Family Category Catalog Samples Operational Profile
miraiBotnet1Mirai (Japanese for 'the future') is a revolutionary Linux-based malware family and botnet that transformed internet of things (IoT) security upon its emergence...

SOC Detection & Threat Hunting Guidance

Threat hunting leads and behavioral telemetry patterns to identify weaponized exploitation of CVE-2017-17215 in enterprise networks:

Inbound TCP connection on port 37215 with HTTP payload containing <NewDownloadURL>`wget -g ...`</NewDownloadURL>.

Remediation & Defensive Hardening

SOC containment checklist and attack surface reduction measures to neutralize exploitation:

Actionable Guidance: Upgrade Huawei gateway firmware; disable remote UPnP administration across WAN.

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