A DLL Hijack issue was discovered in Rockwell Automation Connected Components Workbench (CCW). The following versions are affected: Connected Components Workbench - Developer Edition, v9.01.00 and earlier: 9328-CCWDEVENE, 9328-CCWDEVZHE, 9328-CCWDEVFRE, 9328-CCWDEVITE, 9328-CCWDEVDEE, 9328-CCWDEVESE, and 9328-CCWDEVPTE; and Connected Components Workbench - Free Standard Edition (All Supported Languages), v9.01.00 and earlier. Certain DLLs included with versions of CCW software can be potentially hijacked to allow an attacker to gain rights to a victim's affected personal computer. Such access rights can be at the same or potentially higher level of privileges as the compromised user account, including and up to computer administrator privileges.
This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.0, requiring local system access to exploit but requires specific conditions to be met though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 8 products from rockwellautomation, from rockwellautomation, from rockwellautomation and 5 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
First disclosed in 2017, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.
2017-05-19T03:29:00.293
2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Deferred
CVSSv3.0: 7.0 (HIGH)
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
1.9
10.0
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | rockwellautomation | connected_components_workbench | ≤ 9.01.00 | Yes |
| Hardware | rockwellautomation | 9328-ccwdevdee | - | No |
| Hardware | rockwellautomation | 9328-ccwdevene | - | No |
| Hardware | rockwellautomation | 9328-ccwdevese | - | No |
| Hardware | rockwellautomation | 9328-ccwdevfre | - | No |
| Hardware | rockwellautomation | 9328-ccwdevite | - | No |
| Hardware | rockwellautomation | 9328-ccwdevpte | - | No |
| Hardware | rockwellautomation | 9328-ccwdevzhe | - | No |
| Operating System | rockwellautomation | connected_components_workbench | ≤ 9.01.00 | Yes |
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