CVE-2017-5176

High

Published: 19/05/2017(UTC)Translated: 15/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

A DLL Hijack issue was discovered in Rockwell Automation Connected Components Workbench (CCW). The affected versions include Developer Edition v9.01.00 and earlier, as well as Free Standard Edition v9.01.00 and earlier.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain rights on the compromised personal computer, potentially achieving administrator-level access.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the CCW software to the latest version to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Other vulnerabilities in Rockwell Automation Connected Components Workbench (CCW)

CVE-2014-5424High
Rockwell Automation Connected Components Workbench (CCW) versions before 7.00.00 are vulnerable to remote attacks that can lead to application crashes or potentially execute arbitrary code via an invalid property value to an ActiveX control built with an outdated compiler.

Original NVD description (English source)

A DLL Hijack issue was discovered in Rockwell Automation Connected Components Workbench (CCW). The following versions are affected: Connected Components Workbench - Developer Edition, v9.01.00 and earlier: 9328-CCWDEVENE, 9328-CCWDEVZHE, 9328-CCWDEVFRE, 9328-CCWDEVITE, 9328-CCWDEVDEE, 9328-CCWDEVESE, and 9328-CCWDEVPTE; and Connected Components Workbench - Free Standard Edition (All Supported Languages), v9.01.00 and earlier. Certain DLLs included with versions of CCW software can be potentially hijacked to allow an attacker to gain rights to a victim's affected personal computer. Such access rights can be at the same or potentially higher level of privileges as the compromised user account, including and up to computer administrator privileges.