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CVE-2021-20826

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-20826 describes an unprotected transport of credentials vulnerability affecting IDEC PLCs (FC6A Series MICROSmart All-in-One CPU module v2.32 and earlier, FC6A Series MICROSmart Plus CPU module v1.91 and earlier) and associated software (WindLDR v8.19.1 and earlier, WindEDIT Lite v1.3.1 and earlier, and Data File Manager v2.12.1 and earlier). This vulnerability allows an attacker on the same network segment to intercept PLC Web server user credentials, potentially gaining full access to the PLC Web server. With a CVSS score of 7.6 (HIGH), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to manipulation or suspension of PLC operations. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.32CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:idec:microsmart_fc6a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 1.91CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:idec:microsmart_plus_fc6a_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 2.12.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:idec:data_file_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 1.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:idec:windedit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 8.19.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:idec:windldr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.6HIGH

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

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
4.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.39%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
31.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0039 is in the 29th percentile among its peer group of 1,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

jvn.jp / en/vu/JVNVU92279973/index.html
Third Party Advisory
idec.com / home/lp/pdf/2021-12-24-PLC.pdf
Vendor Advisory