CVE-2017-14470

CRITICALNVD 10.09.8▼
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 10.0; sources differ by 0.2.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
10.0
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 37%CVSS: 10.0Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

An exploitable access control vulnerability exists in the data, program, and function file permissions functionality of Allen Bradley Micrologix 1400 Series B FRN 21.2 and before. A specially crafted packet can cause a read or write operation resulting in disclosure of sensitive information, modification of settings, or modification of ladder logic. An attacker can send unauthenticated packets to trigger this vulnerability. Required Keyswitch State: REMOTE or PROG or RUN Description: The value 0xffffffff is considered NaN for the Float data type. When a float is set to this value and used in the PLC, a fault is triggered. NOTE: This is not possible through RSLogix.

CVSS v3
10.0
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
98.3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 5, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 4, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

TALOS-2017-0443 || Cisco Talos Intelligence Group - Comprehensive Threat Intelligence

https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0443

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 28× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-06 16:24 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-06-11 13:57 UTCEPSS rescore
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  22. 2026-05-28 09:31 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-05-28 09:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-05-27 13:38 UTCEPSS rescore
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  28. 2026-05-25 12:16 UTCOSV refresh

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-14470?
CVE-2017-14470 is a critical vulnerability published on April 5, 2018. An exploitable access control vulnerability exists in the data, program, and function file permissions functionality of Allen Bradley Micrologix 1400 Series B FRN 21.2 and before. A specially crafted packet can cause a read or write operation resulting in disclosure of sensitive information,…
When was CVE-2017-14470 disclosed?
CVE-2017-14470 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 5, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2017-14470 actively exploited?
CVE-2017-14470 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 98.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-14470?
CVE-2017-14470 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10.0 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.8.
How do I remediate CVE-2017-14470?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-14470, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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