What is CVE-2017-14029?

CVE-2017-14029 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trihedral Vtscada, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-11-06.

How severe is CVE-2017-14029?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Trihedral Vtscada

CVE-2017-14029

An Uncontrolled Search Path Element issue was discovered in Trihedral VTScada 11.3.03 and prior. The program will execute specially crafted malicious dll files placed on the target machine.

Published 2017-11-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (59.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Trihedral Vtscada
Trihedral Engineering Limited Vtscada — versions Trihedral Engineering Limited VTScada

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-304-02 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14029?: CVE-2017-14029 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trihedral Vtscada, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-11-06.
How severe is CVE-2017-14029?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.