---
id: CVE-2017-20237
title: >-
  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 pri…
summary: >-
  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 pri…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-287
published: '2026-04-03'
updated: '2026-07-21'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-20237'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://assets.belden.com/m/1cb01df62f1f31e3/original/Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution-Security-Bulletin-Hirschmann-BSECV-2017-02.pdf
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hirschmann-industrial-hivision-authentication-bypass-remote-code-execution
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00961
epssPercentile: 0.59556
ingestedAt: '2026-07-21T16:51:40.625Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.