CVE-2020-6979 describes a critical vulnerability in Moxa EDS-G516E Series firmware (Version 5.2 or lower) and EDS-510E products, where a hard-coded cryptographic key could allow for the recovery of confidential data. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, posing a significant risk of data compromise. Despite its severity, there is currently no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:moxa:eds-g516e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:moxa:eds-510e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.