CVE-2017-7968

highpriority · track · 31OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.004 · 37 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.43% (37th) EPSS

CVSS 7.2 · high

Is it mine?

4 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cisa_csaf_ot · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

An Incorrect Default Permissions issue was discovered in Schneider Electric Wonderware InduSoft Web Studio v8.0 Patch 3 and prior versions. Upon installation, Wonderware InduSoft Web Studio creates a new directory and two files, which are placed in the system's path and can be manipulated by non-administrators. This could allow an authenticated user to escalate his or her privileges.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedWonderware InduSoft Web Studiocisa_csaf_ot
Schneider Electric released Wonderware InduSoft Web Studio v8.0 + Service Pack 1 to address this vulnerability.
http://www.indusoft.com/Products-Downloads
MitigationWonderware InduSoft Web Studiocisa_csaf_ot
For more information, users of affected products can read Schneider Electric's Security Notification
http://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2017-090-02/

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.07.2highAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 10

v3.07.8highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.07.3highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · CISA US

v3.07.1highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-276USprimaryCWE-276US

affected products (4)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Wonderware InduSoft Web Studio: v8.0 Patch 3 and prior versionsall versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Schneider Electric Software, LLC Wonderware InduSoft Web Studio≤ 8.0 Patch 3cisa_csaf_otUS
n/a Schneider Electric Wonderware InduSoft Web Studio≤ Schneider Electric Wonderware InduSoft Web Studioenisa_euvdEU
schneider-electric wonderware indusoft web studio≤ 8.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:wonderware_indusoft_web_studio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

ICSA-17-138-02Schneider Electric Wonderware InduSoft Web Studio2017-05-18icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
ATTENTION: Low skill level to exploit.

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cisa_csaf_ot nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2017-05-19modified 2026-06-17

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references (9)

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