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.

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 privi…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.000 (2.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Belden Hirschmann Industrial Hivision — versions 06.0.07, 07.0.03, 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

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.