CVE-2020-6971 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Emerson ValveLink versions 12.0.264 through 13.4.118, stemming from insecure configuration parameters. This allows a local, unprivileged, but trusted insider to gain elevated privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable with low attack complexity and no user interaction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 12.0.264, <= 13.4.118CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emerson:valvelink:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
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.