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CVE-2017-6015

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-6015 is a path ambiguity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Activation version 4.00.02 and earlier, where the lack of quotation marks around file paths allows an authorized local user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, indicating a local attack vector with low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, and resulting in high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While Rockwell Automation has released version 4.01 to address this flaw, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion beyond a single mention and article.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.00.02CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:factorytalk_activation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.71%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
49.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0071 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 17,061 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

ics-cert.us-cert.gov / advisories/ICSA-17-047-02
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
rockwellautomation.custhelp.com / app/answers/detail/a_id/939382
Permissions RequiredVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/96996
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry