{"id":"CVE-2017-5176","aliases":["EUVD-2017-14285","GHSA-cjwf-2ph9-3jpr"],"status":"published","title":"A DLL Hijack issue was discovered in Rockwell Automation Connected Components Workbench (CCW)....","description":"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.","severity":{"version":"3.0","score":7,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-08","score":0.0052,"percentile":0.44423,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-427"],"published":"2017-05-19T02:43:00Z","modified":"2026-06-17T01:20:05Z","products":[{"vendor":"rockwellautomation","product":"connected_components_workbench"}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97000","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"]},{"url":"https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-047-01","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5176"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cjwf-2ph9-3jpr"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2017-5176","description":"A DLL Hijack issue was discovered in Rockwell Automation Connected Components Workbench (CCW). 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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.","status":"published","published":"2017-05-19T02:43:00Z","modified":"2024-08-05T14:55:35Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T02:39:16.415448Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-cjwf-2ph9-3jpr","title":"A DLL Hijack issue was discovered in Rockwell Automation Connected Components Workbench (CCW)....","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-13T01:36:40Z","modified":"2023-02-01T05:09:01Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":7,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-427"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:50:54.417127Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2017-5176","description":"A DLL Hijack issue was discovered in Rockwell Automation Connected Components Workbench (CCW). 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