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Description

Hirschmann Industrial HiVision versions 06.0.00 and 07.0.00 prior to 06.0.06 and 07.0.01 contains an improper authorization vulnerability that allows read-only users to gain write access to managed devices by bypassing access control mechanisms. Attackers can exploit alternative interfaces such as the web interface or SNMP browser to modify device configurations despite having restricted permissions.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-04-03 | Published 2026-04-03 | Updated 2026-05-14 | Assigner VulnCheck




HIGH: 7.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

HIGH: 7.1CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Problem types

CWE-285: Improper Authorization

Product status

Default status
affected

06.0.06 (custom)
unaffected

07.01 (custom)
unaffected

06.0.00 (custom)
affected

Any version
affected

References

assets.belden.com/...Roles-Write-Access-HiVision-2017-01.pdf vendor-advisory

www.vulncheck.com/...oper-authorization-privilege-escalation

cve.org (CVE-2017-20238)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2017-20238)

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