CVE-2017-5170 json
An Uncontrolled Search Path Element issue was discovered in Moxa SoftNVR-IA Live Viewer, Version 3.30.3122 and prior versions.
published 2018-01-18 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-14279
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.5%
- EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An Uncontrolled Search Path Element issue was discovered in Moxa SoftNVR-IA Live Viewer, Version 3.30.3122 and prior versions. An uncontrolled search path element (DLL Hijacking) vulnerability has been identified. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker could rename a malicious DLL to meet the criteria of the application, and the application would not verify that the DLL is correct. The attacker needs to have administrative access to the default install location in order to plant the insecure DLL. Once loaded by the application, the DLL could run malicious code at the privilege level of the application.
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
cisa ICSA-17-220-02 updated cvss 7.2
Moxa SoftNVR-IA Live Viewer
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Moxa SoftNVR-IA Live Viewer <= 3.30.3122affected: vendor fix moxa.com
From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- n/a Moxa SoftNVR-IA Live Viewer
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/100208
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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ics-cert.us-cert.gov
/advisories/ICSA-17-220-02
mitigation, third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-5170
- NVD CVE-2017-5170
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