# CVE-2017-12730: Privilege escalation in mySCADA myPRO

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges due to unquoted search paths in mySCADA myPRO services.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Oct 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m2x6-rrgv-9p5h

## What is CVE-2017-12730?

CVE-2017-12730 is a high-severity vulnerability in mySCADA myPRO, published on 6 Oct 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An Unquoted Search Path issue was discovered in mySCADA myPRO Versions 7.0.26 and prior. Application services utilize unquoted search path elements, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Weakness: CWE-428 (Unquoted Search Path or Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12730?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Myscada Mypro.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-12730?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12730 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-12730 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12730 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in mySCADA myPRO

- [CVE-2025-24865](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24865/): mySCADA myPRO Manager Missing Authentication for Critical Function (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2021-22657](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22657/): mySCADA myPRO (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2021-23198](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-23198/): mySCADA myPRO (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2021-43981](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43981/): mySCADA myPRO (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2021-43984](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43984/): mySCADA myPRO (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-12730 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-12730 is a high-severity vulnerability in mySCADA myPRO, published on 6 Oct 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12730 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: mySCADA myPRO. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12730/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12730/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12730
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12730
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-12730

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12730/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.