CVE-2017-9644
An unquoted search path vulnerability may allow a non-privileged local attacker to change files in the installation directory and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.4%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
An Unquoted Search Path or Element issue was discovered in Automated Logic Corporation (ALC) ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu, SiteScan Web 6.5 and prior; ALC WebCTRL, SiteScan Web 6.1 and prior; ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu 6.0 and prior; ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu, SiteScan Web 5.5 and prior; and ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu, SiteScan Web 5.2 and prior. An unquoted search path vulnerability may allow a non-privileged local attacker to change files in the installation directory and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.41% probability · 73th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 22 August 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-428
- Affected
- automatedlogic/i-vu · automatedlogic/sitescan web · carrier/automatedlogic webctrl
- Source
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
EPSS 1.4% 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.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100454Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-234-01Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42542/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100454Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-234-01Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42542/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.