No exploitation reported

CVE-2017-14020

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2017-11-13
WeaknessCWE-427

Am I affected?

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Description

In AutomationDirect CLICK Programming Software (Part Number C0-PGMSW) Versions 2.10 and prior; C-More Programming Software (Part Number EA9-PGMSW) Versions 6.30 and prior; C-More Micro (Part Number EA-PGMSW) Versions 4.20.01.0 and prior; Do-more Designer Software (Part Number DM-PGMSW) Versions 2.0.3 and prior; GS Drives Configuration Software (Part Number GSOFT) Versions 4.0.6 and prior; SL-SOFT SOLO Temperature Controller Configuration Software (Part Number SL-SOFT) Versions 1.1.0.5 and prior; and DirectSOFT Programming Software Versions 6.1 and prior, an uncontrolled search path element (DLL Hijacking) vulnerability has been identified. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker could rename a malicious DLL to meet the criteria of the application, and the application would not verify that the DLL is correct. Once loaded by the application, the DLL could run malicious code at the privilege level of the application.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2017-11-1320:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

Block these indicators

Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2017-14020?format=txt
CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2017-14020?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD

Automationdirect c-more micro firmwareversion to verify

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
4.20	≤ 4.20.01.0	no fix published	NVD

Automationdirect c-more plc firmwareversion to verify

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
6.30	≤ 6.30	no fix published	NVD

Automationdirect click plc firmwareversion to verify

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
2.10	≤ 2.10	no fix published	NVD

2 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Vendor advisories

ICSA-17-313-01 CISA7 known affected
AutomationDirect CLICK, C-More, C-More Micro, Do-more Designer, GS Drives, SL-Soft SOLO, DirectSOFT (Update B)
CLICK Programming Software (Part Number C0-PGMSW): Versions 2.10 and prior · SL-SOFT SOLO Temperature Controller Configuration Software (Part Number SL-SOFT): Versions 1.1.0.5 and prior · C-More Micro (Part Number EA-PGMSW): Versions 4.20.01.0 and prior · +4 more

Full record on NVD

Fix

Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-17-313-01 · 7 productsCLICK Programming Software: Version 2.11 available at:
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-17-313-01 · 7 productsC-more Programming Software: Version 6.32 available at:
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-17-313-01 · 7 productsC-more Micro Programming Software: Version 4.21 available at:
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-17-313-01 · 7 productsDo-more Designer Software: Version 2.2.1 available at:
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-17-313-01 · 7 productsGS Drives: Version 4.0.7 available at:
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-17-313-01 · 7 productsSL-Soft SOLO Configuration software: Version 1.1.0.6 available at:

Advisories and patches

ics-cert.us-cert.govMitigation

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

NVDCVSS 3.07.8read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.09.3read 2026-10-23
CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-427read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-427read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.1 %2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2017-11-13
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14020?

Is CVE-2017-14020 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-14020 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.1% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-14020?

CVE-2017-14020 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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