Auth bypass in Belden Hirschmann Industrial Hivision
CVE-2017-20237
Hirschmann Industrial HiVision versions prior to 06.0.07 and 07.0.03 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the master service that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands with administrative privileges. Attackers can invoke exposed interface methods over the remote service to bypass authentication and achieve remote code execution on the underlying operating system.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (60.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.1% 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
- Belden Hirschmann Industrial Hivision — versions 06.0.07, 07.0.03, 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- assets.belden.com/m/1cb01df62f1f31e3/original/Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execu… (vendor-advisory)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hirschmann-industrial-hivision-authentication-bypa… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-20237?
- CVE-2017-20237 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Belden Hirschmann Industrial Hivision, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-04-03.
- How severe is CVE-2017-20237?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.