CVE-2017-13997

critical

Published 2017-10-03 · Modified 2026-05-13

CVSS v3

9.8

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2

10.0

VIR risk

9.8

Description

A Missing Authentication for Critical Function issue was discovered in Schneider Electric InduSoft Web Studio v8.0 SP2 or prior, and InTouch Machine Edition v8.0 SP2 or prior. InduSoft Web Studio provides the capability for an HMI client to trigger script execution on the server for the purposes of performing customized calculations or actions. A remote malicious entity could bypass the server authentication and trigger the execution of an arbitrary command. The command is executed under high privileges and could lead to a complete compromise of the server.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

97%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov — https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-264-01

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
schneider-electric	wonderware_indusoft_web_studio	`{"endIncluding":"8.0"}`
schneider-electric	wonderware_intouch	`{"endIncluding":"8.0"}`

References

CWEs

CWE-306

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.