# CVE-2017-9662: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Local attackers can escalate privileges due to weak default directory access controls in Fuji Electric Monitouch V-SFT software.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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:** 14 Aug 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p9fr-8rpj-73h9

## What is CVE-2017-9662?

CVE-2017-9662 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Aug 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An Improper Privilege Management issue was discovered in Fuji Electric Monitouch V-SFT versions prior to Version 5.4.43.0. Monitouch V-SFT is installed in a directory with weak access controls by default, which could allow an authenticated attacker with local access to escalate privileges.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9662?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fujielectric Monitouch V-Sft.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-9662?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9662 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-9662 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9662 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-9659](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9659/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-9660](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9660/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-5597](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5597/): Fuji Electric Monitouch V-SFT Type Confusion (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2024-34171](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-34171/): Fuji Electric Monitouch V-SFT Stack-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2024-5271](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5271/): Fuji Electric Monitouch V-SFT Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') (high 8.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-9662 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-9662 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Aug 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-2017-9662 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2017-9662/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9662/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9662
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9662
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9662

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