CVE-2017-20237 Hirschmann Industrial HiVision Authentication Bypass Remote Code Execution
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication in Hirschmann Industrial HiVision to execute arbitrary commands with administrative privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-20237?
CVE-2017-20237 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Belden Hirschmann Industrial HiVision, published on 3 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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 privileges. Attackers can invoke exposed interface methods over the remote service to bypass authentication and achieve remote code execution on the underlying operating system.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-20237?
How do I fix CVE-2017-20237?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-20237 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2017-20237 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-20237 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-27cv-h3wc-24hg.