CVE-2020-12499 is an improper path sanitation vulnerability affecting PHOENIX CONTACT PLCnext Engineer versions 2020.3.1 and earlier, specifically during the import of project files. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.3 (HIGH), indicating that a local attacker with low privileges could exploit it with low complexity, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2020-3-1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phoenixcontact:plcnext_engineer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2020.3.1CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:phoenixcontact:plcnext_engineer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.