CVE-2017-9946

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 23, 2017 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:29 AM UTC
9 products affected across 1 vendorApogee Pxc Modular FirmwareTalon Tc Compact FirmwareTalon Tc Modular Firmware

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 25%
SSVC
PoC

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Siemens APOGEE PXC and TALON TC BACnet Automation Controllers in all versions <V3.5. An attacker with network access to the integrated web server (80/tcp and 443/tcp) could bypass the authentication and download sensitive information from the device.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 3.5
Affected range stops below 3.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
siemens-apogee-pxc (same device)
v < 3.5
Affected range stops below 3.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
siemens-apogee-pxc-modular (same device)
v < 3.5
Affected range stops below 3.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
siemens-talon-tc-compact (same device)
v < 3.5
Affected range stops below 3.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
siemens-talon-tc-modular (same device)
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287

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