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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-14473 · published 5 April 2018

CVE-2017-14473: Rockwellautomation micrologix 1400 b firmware vulnerability

Rockwellautomation · Micrologix 1400 B Firmware

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: Any Description: Reads the encoded ladder logic from its data file and print it out in HEX.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 38% · top 1.5%
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.5
38%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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: Any Description: Reads the encoded ladder logic from its data file and print it out in HEX.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0443 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0443 ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Related vulnerabilities

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-14473), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.