CVE-2020-12017 is a critical vulnerability affecting GE Grid Solutions Reason RT Clocks (RT430, RT431, RT434) with firmware versions prior to 08A05. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands, render devices unresponsive, change configuration user passwords, and bypass authentication to reboot systems. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 08a05CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ge:rt430_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 08a05CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ge:rt431_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 08a05CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ge:rt434_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.