{"id":"CVE-2017-7968","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-7968","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T23:13:04.946Z","title":"This could allow an authenticated user to escalate his or her privileges.","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.","published":"2017-05-19T15:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:25:34.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cybersecurity@se.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-276"],"affected":["schneider-electric/wonderware indusoft web studio"],"epss":{"score":0.00432,"percentile":0.37319,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2017-090-02","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cybersecurity@se.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98544","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cybersecurity@se.com"},{"url":"https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-138-02","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"cybersecurity@se.com"},{"url":"http://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2017-090-02","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98544","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-138-02","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7968","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}