What is CVE-2017-9944?

CVE-2017-9944 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Siemens 7kt Pac1200 Data Manager, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-12-27.

How severe is CVE-2017-9944?

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

Privilege escalation in Siemens 7kt Pac1200 Data Manager

CVE-2017-9944

A vulnerability has been identified in Siemens 7KT PAC1200 data manager (7KT1260) in all versions < V2.03. The integrated web server (port 80/tcp) of the affected devices could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to perform administrative operations over the network.

Published 2017-12-27 · 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: 0.030 (86.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.030 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Siemens 7kt Pac1200 Data Manager
Siemens 7kt Pac1200 Data Manager Firmware
Siemens 7kt Pac1200 Data Manager (7kt1260) All Versions < V2.03 — versions Siemens 7KT PAC1200 data manager (7KT1260) All versions < V2.03

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-971654.pdf (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/101184 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9944?: CVE-2017-9944 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Siemens 7kt Pac1200 Data Manager, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-12-27.
How severe is CVE-2017-9944?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.