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CVE-2020-35685

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-35685 describes a critical vulnerability in HCC Nichestack 3.0 and related Siemens products, where the TCP Initial Sequence Numbers (ISNs) are generated using an insufficiently random source. This flaw allows attackers to predict ISNs, potentially leading to TCP connection hijacking or spoofing. With a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, enabling high impact to confidentiality and integrity without user interaction. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity landscape.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hcc-embedded:nichestack:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sentron_3wa_com190_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:sentron_3wl_com35_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
2.05%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0205 is in the 68th 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

cert-portal.siemens.com / productcert/pdf/ssa-789208.pdf
MitigationThird Party Advisory
forescout.com / blog/new-critical-operational-technology-vulnerabilities-found-on-nichestack
MitigationThird Party Advisory
hcc-embedded.com
Product
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/608209
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource