CVE-2017-7972

A vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric's PowerSCADA Anywhere v1.0 redistributed with PowerSCADA Expert v8.1 and PowerSCADA Expert v8.2 and Citect Anywhere version 1.0 that allows the ability to escape out of remote PowerSCADA Anywhere applications and launch other processes.

• http://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2017-173-01/Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99913Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.citect.schneider-electric.com/safety-and-security-central/36-security-notifications/9071-security-notification-citect-anywhereIssue Tracking, Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.schneider-electric.com/en/download/document/SEVD-2017-173-01/Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99913Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.citect.schneider-electric.com/safety-and-security-central/36-security-notifications/9071-security-notification-citect-anywhereIssue Tracking, Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory

Published

Sep 26, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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