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CVE-2020-6656

MEDIUM
Published 2021-01-07T17:22:15
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CVSS Score

V3.1
5.8
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.006
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.6% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.681
Higher than 68.1% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW

Description

Eaton's easySoft software v7.xx prior to v7.22 are susceptible to file parsing type confusion remote code execution vulnerability. A malicious entity can execute a malicious code or make the application crash by tricking user upload a malformed .E70 file in the application. The vulnerability arises due to improper validation of user data supplied through E70 file which is causing Type Confusion.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

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Affected Products

Eaton

easySoft Software

Affected Versions:

v7.xx prior to v7.22

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-3vf9-hrcp-mj3p

Advisory Details

Eaton's easySoft software v7.20 and prior are susceptible to file parsing type confusion remote code execution vulnerability. A malicious entity can execute a malicious code or make the application crash by tricking user upload a malformed .E70 file in the application. The vulnerability arises due to improper validation of user data supplied through E70 file which is causing Type Confusion.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6656
WEB https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-007-03
WEB https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/easySoft-eaton-vulnerability-advisory.pdf
WEB https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1441
WEB https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1442
WEB https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1444

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 24, 2022, Modified: May 24, 2022

References

https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/easySoft-eaton-vulnerability-advisory.pdf
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1441/
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1442/
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1444/
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-007-03
Published: 2021-01-07T17:22:15
Last Modified: 2024-08-04T09:11:04.659Z
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