No exploitation reported

CVE-2017-9640

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2017-08-25
WeaknessCWE-22

Am I affected?

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Description

A Path Traversal issue was discovered in Automated Logic Corporation (ALC) ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu, SiteScan Web prior to 6.5; ALC WebCTRL, SiteScan Web 6.1 and prior; ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu 6.0 and prior; ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu, SiteScan Web 5.5 and prior; and ALC WebCTRL, i-Vu, SiteScan Web 5.2 and prior. An authenticated attacker may be able to overwrite files that are used to execute code. This vulnerability does not affect version 6.5 of the software.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2017-08-2519:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

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

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

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Versions per branch

NVD

Carrier automatedlogic webctrl

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
5.2	≤ 5.2	no fix published	NVD
5.5	≤ 5.5	no fix published	NVD
6.0	≤ 6.0	no fix published	NVD
6.1	≤ 6.1	no fix published	NVD

Automatedlogic i-vu

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
5.2	≤ 5.2	no fix published	NVD
5.5	≤ 5.5	no fix published	NVD
6.0	≤ 6.0	no fix published	NVD

Automatedlogic sitescan web

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
5.2	≤ 5.2	no fix published	NVD
5.5	≤ 5.5	no fix published	NVD
6.1	≤ 6.1	no fix published	NVD

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-17-234-01 CISA5 known affected
Automated Logic Corporation WebCTRL, i-VU, SiteScan
ALC WebCTRL i-Vu SiteScan Web: 6.5 and prior · ALC WebCTRL i-Vu: 6.0 and prior · ALC WebCTRL i-Vu SiteScan Web: 5.5 and prior · +2 more

Full record on NVD

Fix

Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-17-234-01 · 5 productsALC provides support for WebCTRL, i-Vu, SiteScan Web versions 6.0 and greater. Those users using prior versions, including 5.5 and 5.2, must upgrade to supported versions in order to install these mitigation patches.
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-17-234-01 · 5 productsALC applications should always be installed and maintained in accordance with the guidelines found here:
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-17-234-01 · 5 productsIn addition ALC has released the following patches, which address these vulnerabilities:
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-17-234-01 · 5 productsWebCTRL 6.0: Cumulative Patch #13
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-17-234-01 · 5 productsWebCTRL 6.1: Cumulative Patch #7
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-17-234-01 · 5 productsWebCTRL 6.5: Cumulative Patch #7 + WS65_Security_Update2.update

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 3.06.3read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.06.5read 2026-10-23
CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-22read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-22read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score8.5 %2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Published: 2017-08-25
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9640?

Is CVE-2017-9640 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-9640 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 8.5% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-9640?

CVE-2017-9640 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.3 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

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