CVE-2020-6970 describes a critical Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability affecting Emerson OpenEnterprise SCADA Server versions 2.83 (with Modbus or ROC interfaces) and all versions from 3.1 through 3.3.3. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the server by sending a specially crafted script. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no user interaction or privileges, and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.1, <= 3.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emerson:openenterprise_scada_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emerson:openenterprise_scada_server:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.
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.