CVE-2017-7968
This could allow an authenticated user to escalate his or her privileges.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 37th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-276
- Affected
- schneider-electric/wonderware indusoft web studio
- Source
- cybersecurity@se.com
EPSS 0.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2017-090-02Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98544Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-138-02Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2017-090-02Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98544Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-138-02Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.