What is CVE-2017-6047?

CVE-2017-6047 is a critical-severity vulnerability in 3m Detcon Sitewatch Gateway, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-04-02.

How severe is CVE-2017-6047?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in 3m Detcon Sitewatch Gateway

CVE-2017-6047

Detcon Sitewatch Gateway, all versions without cellular, Passwords are presented in plaintext in a file that is accessible without authentication.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2019-04-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (78.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000

Affected products

3m Detcon Sitewatch Gateway
Detcon Sitewatch Gateway — versions All versions affected except cellular versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-136-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6047?: CVE-2017-6047 is a critical-severity vulnerability in 3m Detcon Sitewatch Gateway, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-04-02.
How severe is CVE-2017-6047?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.