{"id":"CVE-2017-20234","title":"GarrettCom Magnum 6K and 10K managed switches contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to gain unauthorized access by exploiting a hardcoded string in the authentication mechanism","summary":"GarrettCom Magnum 6K and 10K managed switches contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to gain unauthorized access by exploiting a hardcoded string in the authentication mechanism. Attackers ca…","severity":"critical","cvss":9.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-798"],"published":"2026-04-03","updated":"2026-07-21","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-20234","references":[{"url":"https://assets.belden.com/m/114be964b4651983/original/Security-Bulletin-MNS-6K-10K-GarrettCom-BSECV-2017-08.pdf","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/garrettcom-magnum-6k-and-10k-authentication-bypass-via-hardcoded-string","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00455,"epssPercentile":0.38728,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-21T16:51:40.785Z","slug":"CVE-2017-20234","body":"## Overview\n\nGarrettCom Magnum 6K and 10K managed switches contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to gain unauthorized access by exploiting a hardcoded string in the authentication mechanism. Attackers can bypass login controls to access administrative functions and sensitive switch configuration without valid credentials.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":54,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":53.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}