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Panelview Plus 6 700 1500 FirmwareOperating system · Rockwellautomation

CVE-2017-7914

HIGH · 8.6 CVSS v3.0 Published 2017-06-14
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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95/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A Missing Authorization issue was discovered in Rockwell Automation PanelView Plus 6 700-1500 6.00.04, 6.00.05, 6.00.42, 6.00-20140306, 6.10.20121012, 6.10-20140122, 7.00-20121012, 7.00-20130108, 7.00-20130325, 7.00-20130619, 7.00-20140128, 7.00-20140310, 7.00-20140429, 7.00-20140621, 7.00-20140729, 7.00-20141022, 8.00-20140730, and 8.00-20141023. There is no authorization check when connecting to the device, allowing an attacker remote access.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

A missing authorization check in Rockwell Automation PanelView Plus 6 (firmware versions 6.00.04 through 8.00-20141023) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to connect to the device without any credentials, granting full access to the HMI interface and potentially the connected control system.

MitigationApply vendor firmware patches when available; if no patch exists, isolate affected devices behind network segmentation and firewalls to prevent unauthorized external access, and disable remote connectivity if not operationally required.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Panelview Plus 6 700 1500 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= 6.00-20140306= 6.00.04= 6.00.05= 6.00.42= 6.10-20140122= 6.10.20121012= 7.00-20121012= 7.00-20130108= 7.00-20130325= 7.00-20130619= 7.00-20140128= 7.00-20140310

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the PanelView Plus model
    Locate the device nameplate or access the device info screen on the HMI. Confirm the model is PanelView Plus 6, specifically the 700 or 1500 variant.
    Affected if The device is not a PanelView Plus 6 (700 or 1500)
  2. Determine the installed firmware version
    Access the device through the built-in web server or via the HMI System Information screen. Look for the firmware version string in the format shown (e.g., 6.00.04, 7.00-20130325).
    Affected if The firmware version matches one of these: 6.00-20140306, 6.00.04, 6.00.05, 6.00.42, 6.10-20140122, 6.10.20121012, 7.00-20121012, 7.00-20130108, 7.00-20130325, 7.00-20130619, 7.00-20140128, 7.00-20140310, or any version in the range 6.00.04 through 8.00-20141023
  3. Verify if the built-in web server is enabled
    Access the device Configuration mode and navigate to the Communications or Network settings. Check if the embedded web server is turned on and accessible over the network.
    Affected if The web server is enabled and reachable from the network
  4. Confirm whether the device is network-accessible from outside the local control system
    Review network firewall rules, VLAN configuration, and any port forwarding or DMZ setups. Check if the device HTTP ports (typically 80/443) are exposed to untrusted networks.
    Affected if The device can be reached from networks beyond the isolated control system environment

You are affected if you have a PanelView Plus 6 (700 or 1500) running any firmware version between 6.00.04 and 8.00-20141023, with the web server enabled and the device accessible from a network where unauthenticated attackers could reach it.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor firmware patches when available; if no patch exists, isolate affected devices behind network segmentation and firewalls to prevent unauthorized external access, and disable remote connectivity if not operationally required.

Fix this in Panelview Plus 6 700 1500 Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
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