Review reviewCritical

CVE-2017-20237

Belden Hirschmann Industrial HiVision

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.

CVSS: 9.3
EPSS: 0.96%
CISA KEV: Not listed
Published: 2026.04.04

PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Review review

The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review.

Known exploitationNot established by KEV

Exploit probability0.96%

Technical severityCVSS 9.3

Vulnerability overview

Affected product and versions

Product: Belden Hirschmann Industrial HiVision
Affected versions: <= 06.0.06, <= 07.0.02
Fixed versions: No verified fixed-version field is available yet

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide

1
Identify
Confirm that Belden Hirschmann Industrial HiVision and an affected version are present.
2
Prioritize
Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.
3
Remediate
Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.
4
Verify
Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CWE: CWE-287