What is CVE-2020-10636?

CVE-2020-10636 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Emerson Openenterprise Scada Server, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-02-24.

How severe is CVE-2020-10636?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Emerson Openenterprise Scada Server

CVE-2020-10636

Inadequate encryption may allow the passwords for Emerson OpenEnterprise versions through 3.3.4 user accounts to be obtained.

Published 2022-02-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Emerson Openenterprise Scada Server
Emerson Openenterprise Scada Software — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-326 — Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-20-140-02 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-10636?: CVE-2020-10636 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Emerson Openenterprise Scada Server, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-02-24.
How severe is CVE-2020-10636?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.