What is CVE-2020-12493?

CVE-2020-12493 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Swarco CPU Ls4000, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2020-05-29.

How severe is CVE-2020-12493?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Swarco CPU Ls4000

CVE-2020-12493

An open port used for debugging in SWARCOs CPU LS4000 Series with versions starting with G4... grants root access to the device without access control via network. A malicious user could use this vulnerability to get access to the device and disturb operations with connected devices.

EPSS: 0.014 (69.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Swarco Cpu Ls4000 — versions Operating System G4...
Swarco Cpu_ls4000_firmware — versions g4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

info@cert.vde.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12493?: CVE-2020-12493 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Swarco CPU Ls4000, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2020-05-29.
How severe is CVE-2020-12493?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.