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CVE-2017-6028

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 2.25%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-06-30 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2017-6028
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
2.25%

Original NVD Description

An Insufficiently Protected Credentials issue was discovered in Schneider Electric Modicon PLCs Modicon M241, all firmware versions, and Modicon M251, all firmware versions. Log-in credentials are sent over the network with Base64 encoding leaving them susceptible to sniffing. Sniffed credentials could then be used to log into the web application.

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