CVE-2017-14031: An Improper Access Control issue was discovered in Trihedral VTScada 11.3.03 and prior

Q: How do I fix CVE-2017-14031?

vtscada: upgrade to newer than 11.3.03. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2017-14031 being exploited?

CVE-2017-14031 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2017-14031 affect?

CVE-2017-14031 affects vtscada. Severity is high (CVSS 7.8). An Improper Access Control issue was discovered in Trihedral VTScada 11.3.03 and prior. A local, non-administrator user has privileges to read and write to the file system of the target machine.

Routine

HIGH 7.8UPGRADE

CVE-2017-14031 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) affecting vtscada. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

An Improper Access Control issue was discovered in Trihedral VTScada 11.3.03 and prior. A local, non-administrator user has privileges to read and write to the file system of the target machine.

Why this priority

High severity

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	7.8 (High)
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.3% (top 78%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-284, CWE-269
Published	2017-11-06
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): ICS-CERT · Vendor: trihedral

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2017-11-06 22:29 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 01:05 UTCUpdated Record last modified

trihedral vtscada UPGRADE

Affected: <= 11.3.03

Fixed in: newer than 11.3.03

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy vtscada || rpm -q vtscada || vtscada --version

2. UPGRADE to newer than 11.3.03 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade vtscada

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade vtscada

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2017-14031?

vtscada: upgrade to newer than 11.3.03. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2017-14031 being exploited?

CVE-2017-14031 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2017-14031 affect?

CVE-2017-14031 affects vtscada. Severity is high (CVSS 7.8). An Improper Access Control issue was discovered in Trihedral VTScada 11.3.03 and prior. A local, non-administrator user has privileges to read and write to the file system of the target machine.

How urgent is CVE-2017-14031?

Priority 33/100. High severity

Related CVEs

CVE-2017-6053 MEDIUM 6.1 UPGRADE A Cross-Site Scripting issue was discovered in Trihedral VTScada Versions prior to 11.2.26
CVE-2017-6045 HIGH 7.5 UPGRADE An Information Exposure issue was discovered in Trihedral VTScada Versions prior to 11.2.26
CVE-2017-6043 HIGH 7.5 UPGRADE A Resource Consumption issue was discovered in Trihedral VTScada Versions prior to 11.2.26
CVE-2017-14029 HIGH 7.8 UPGRADE An Uncontrolled Search Path Element issue was discovered in Trihedral VTScada 11.3.03 and prior
CVE-2016-4532 CRITICAL 9.1 DOWNGRADE Directory traversal vulnerability in the WAP interface in Trihedral VTScada (formerly VTS) 8.x through 11.x be

References

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