CVE-2017-5146

An issue was discovered in Carlo Gavazzi VMU-C EM prior to firmware Version A11_U05, and VMU-C PV prior to firmware Version A17. Sensitive information is stored in clear-text.

Published: 2017-02-13 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-5146 is rated High Risk (69.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 64.61%, 98th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +9.87% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-5146

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-21 54.73% 64.61% +9.87%
2 2025-11-18 64.61% 54.73% -9.87%
3 2025-04-14 — 64.61% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-5146

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-5146

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-5146

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
carlosgavazzi vmu-c_em_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:carlosgavazzi:vmu-c_em_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
carlosgavazzi vmu-c_pv_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:carlosgavazzi:vmu-c_pv_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-5146

URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95411 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-012-03 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
cvelogic Threat Intelligence