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CVE-2020-27635

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-27635 describes an improper randomization of TCP Initial Sequence Numbers (ISNs) in PicoTCP version 1.7.0, impacting Capgemini PicoTCP products. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) allows unauthenticated attackers to remotely hijack or spoof TCP connections with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality and integrity impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:capgemini:picotcp:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.1CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.87%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
55.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0087 is in the 40th percentile among its peer group of 36,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

cisa.gov / news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-21-042-01
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
forescout.com
Third Party Advisory
forescout.com / resources/numberjack-weak-isn-generation-in-embedded-tcpip-stacks
Third Party Advisory