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CVE-2017-20237 - Vulnerability Analysis

CriticalCVSS: 9.8

Last Updated: April 3, 2026

Hirschmann Industrial HiVision - Authentication Bypass

Published: April 3, 2026Updated: April 3, 2026Remote Exploitable

Overview

Hirschmann Industrial HiVision < 06.0.07 and < 07.0.03 contains an authentication bypass caused by exposed interface methods in the master service, letting unauthenticated remote attackers execute arbitrary commands with administrative privileges.

Severity & Score

Severity: Critical

CVSS Score: 9.8

Impact

Unauthenticated remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands with administrative privileges, leading to full system compromise.

Mitigation

Update to versions 06.0.07, 07.0.03 or later.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hirschmann-industrial-hivision-authentication-bypass-remote-code-execution
https://assets.belden.com/m/1cb01df62f1f31e3/original/Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution-Security-Bulletin-Hirschmann-BSECV-2017-02.pdf

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Details

CVE ID: CVE-2017-20237
Severity: Critical
CVSS Score: 9.8
Type: broken_authentication
Status: new

CWE

CWE-287

CVSS Metrics

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H