Vulnerability Snapshot
CVE-2017-10932 is rated CRITICAL — exploitation is trivial or already observed in the wild and impact is severe. Patch immediately, not on the next maintenance window.
Affected technology: nr8120_firmware, nr8120, nr8120a_firmware, nr8120a, nr8150_firmware, plus 5 other product variants.
Executive Summary
All versions prior to V12.17.20 of the ZTE Microwave NR8000 series products - NR8120, NR8120A, NR8120, NR8150, NR8250, NR8000 TR and NR8950 are the applications of C/S architecture using the Java RMI service in which the servers use the Apache Commons Collections (ACC) library that may result in Java deserialization vulnerabilities. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the vulnerabilities by sending a crafted RMI request to execute arbitrary code on the target host.
Why It Matters
CVE-2017-10932 is rated CRITICAL severity, requiring immediate attention from security teams.
CVSS Base Score: 9.8/10
Affected Technologies
Vendors: zte
Products: nr8120_firmware, nr8120, nr8120a_firmware, nr8120a, nr8150_firmware, nr8150, nr8250_firmware, nr8250, nr8000tr_firmware, nr8000tr, nr8950_firmware, nr8950
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References & Sources
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Affected Products
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2017-10932?
CVE-2017-10932 is a critical-severity vulnerability tracked under the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures program. All versions prior to V12.17.20 of the ZTE Microwave NR8000 series products - NR8120, NR8120A, NR8120, NR8150, NR8250, NR8000 TR and NR8950 are the applications of C/S architecture using the Java RMI
Am I affected?
Check whether your environment runs nr8120_firmware, nr8120, nr8120a_firmware, nr8120a, nr8150_firmware. If you operate any of those, treat yourself as in scope until you have evidence otherwise. A Vulnios scan will identify the exact assets carrying the affected version.
How urgent is the response?
Critical: do not wait for your normal patch cycle. Verify exposure today, apply the vendor patch immediately, and add detection rules for any post-exploit indicators.
How do I remediate?
Apply the vendor patch listed in the upstream advisory linked under Sources. If the patch is not yet available, follow the vendor-supplied workaround (often a config flag or feature disable) and add detections for the published exploit pattern in your SIEM. Re-scan after the patch lands to confirm the finding clears.
Where can I track exploitation activity?
Watch CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog for CVE-2017-10932. Cross-reference with public exploit databases and your own SIEM/IDS for indicator-of-compromise patterns. Vulnios tracks KEV status automatically and surfaces it on the asset findings view.
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