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    CVE-2017-12711

    An Incorrect Privilege Assignment issue was discovered in Advantech WebAccess versions prior to V8.2_20170817. A built-in user account has been granted a sensitive privilege that may allow a user to elevate to administrative privileges.

    Published:Aug 30, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Aug 30, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.0008
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Advantech
    Product
    Webaccess

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High