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CVE-2017-9947

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-9947 is a directory traversal vulnerability affecting Siemens APOGEE PXC and TALON TC BACnet Automation Controllers in all versions prior to V3.5. A remote attacker with network access to the integrated web server can exploit this flaw to gain information about the device's file system structure. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium), indicating a low-complexity attack that requires no privileges or user interaction, resulting in a low impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in the CISA KEV catalog, though it has received limited community discussion and media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:apogee_pxc_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 3.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:apogee_pxc_modular_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 3.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:talon_tc_compact_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 3.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:talon_tc_modular_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0734 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 23,705 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstorm.news / files/id/169544
packetstormsecurity.com / files/169544/Siemens-APOGEE-PXC-TALON-TC-Authentication-Bypass.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
cert-portal.siemens.com / productcert/pdf/ssa-148078.pdf
Vendor Advisory
siemens.com / cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-148078.pdf
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/101248
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry