CVE-2020-14498 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in HMS Industrial Networks AB eCatcher, affecting all versions prior to 6.5.5. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code with maximum impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, as indicated by its CVSS score of 10.0. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, including articles highlighting its potential risk to industrial infrastructure.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 6.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hms-networks:ecatcher:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/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.
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.