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CVE-2020-10640
published 2022-02-24

CVE-2020-10640: Emerson OpenEnterprise versions through 3.3.4 may allow an attacker to run an arbitrary commands with system privileges or perform remote code execution via a…

PriorityP266critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
2.99%
85.6th percentile
Emerson OpenEnterprise versions through 3.3.4 may allow an attacker to run an arbitrary commands with system privileges or perform remote code execution via a specific communication service.

Affected

2 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
emersonopenenterprise_scada_server<= 3.3.4
emersonopenenterprise_scada_softwareunspecified – 3.3.4

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

  • CVE-2020-10640 exploits a missing authentication vulnerability in a specific communication service of Emerson OpenEnterprise SCADA Software, allowing arbitrary command execution with system privileges or remote code execution. Detection should focus on anomalous or unauthenticated connections to OpenEnterprise communication services.
  • CVE-2020-10640 is remotely exploitable with no authentication, no user interaction, and no privileges required (CVSS AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H). Monitor for unexpected remote connections to OpenEnterprise SCADA systems, especially from outside the control network.
  • Affected versions are all OpenEnterprise releases through 3.3.4. Inventory and flag any OpenEnterprise instances at or below version 3.3.4 as high-priority targets for patching and network isolation.
  • ·No known public exploits specifically target this vulnerability at the time of advisory publication. Detection opportunities are limited to behavioral/network anomaly monitoring rather than signature-based IOC matching.
  • ·The specific communication service exploited by CVE-2020-10640 is not named in the advisory, limiting the ability to write precise port- or service-level detection rules without further vendor documentation.

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.010.0CRITICALAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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