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CVE-2020-14478

UNKNOWN
Published 2022-02-24T18:27:13.156Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
7.1
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.001
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.1% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.278
Higher than 27.8% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH

Description

A local, authenticated attacker could use an XML External Entity (XXE) attack to exploit weakly configured XML files to access local or remote content. A successful exploit could potentially cause a denial-of-service condition and allow the attacker to arbitrarily read any local file via system-level services.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Rockwell Automation

FactoryTalk Services Platform

Affected Versions:

unspecified

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-qqc2-6qq8-p574

Advisory Details

A local, authenticated attacker could use an XML External Entity (XXE) attack to exploit weakly configured XML files to access local or remote content. A successful exploit could potentially cause a denial-of-service condition and allow the attacker to arbitrarily read any local file via system-level services.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

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

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14478
WEB https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-20-177-02

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: February 25, 2022, Modified: April 17, 2025

References

https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-20-177-02
Published: 2022-02-24T18:27:13.156Z
Last Modified: 2025-04-17T18:48:04.974Z
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