CVE-2017-20238

April 3, 2026, 11:17 p.m.

7.1
High

Description

Hirschmann Industrial HiVision versions 06.0.00 and 07.0.00 prior to 06.0.06 and 07.0.01 contains an improper authorization vulnerability that allows read-only users to gain write access to managed devices by bypassing access control mechanisms. Attackers can exploit alternative interfaces such as the web interface or SNMP browser to modify device configurations despite having restricted permissions.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Hirschmann
  • Industrial Hivision
  • <06.0.06, <07.0.01

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-285
Improper Authorization
The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a hirschmann industrial_hivision <06.0.06 / / / / / / /
a hirschmann industrial_hivision <07.0.01 / / / / / / /

References

https://assets.belden.com/m/7cc5d59343125b25/original/Security-Bulletin-Restricted-User-Roles-Write-Access-HiVision-2017-01.pdf
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hirschmann-industrial-hivision-improper-authorization-privilege-escalation

Tags

CWE-285
[email protected]
2026-04-03
CVE-2017-20238

CVSS Score

7.1 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Attack Requirements: NONE
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: LOW
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: NONE
  • Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

    • CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: April 3, 2026, 11:17 p.m.
Last Modified: April 3, 2026, 11:17 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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