What is CVE-2017-13998?

CVE-2017-13998 is a high-severity vulnerability in Loytec Lvis-3me, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-10-05.

How severe is CVE-2017-13998?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Loytec Lvis-3me

CVE-2017-13998

An Insufficiently Protected Credentials issue was discovered in LOYTEC LVIS-3ME versions prior to 6.2.0. The application does not sufficiently protect sensitive information from unauthorized access.

Published 2017-10-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 61.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Loytec Lvis-3me
Loytec Lvis-3me Firmware
Loytec Lvis-3me — versions LOYTEC LVIS-3ME

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-257-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/100847 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-13998?: CVE-2017-13998 is a high-severity vulnerability in Loytec Lvis-3me, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-10-05.
How severe is CVE-2017-13998?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.