What is CVE-2020-14480?

CVE-2020-14480 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Factorytalk View Se, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-02-24.

How severe is CVE-2020-14480?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Factorytalk View Se

CVE-2020-14480

Due to usernames/passwords being stored in plaintext in Random Access Memory (RAM), a local, authenticated attacker could gain access to certain credentials, including Windows Logon credentials.

EPSS: 0.003 (18.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Rockwell Automation Factorytalk View Se — versions unspecified, 10.0
Rockwellautomation Factorytalk_view — versions 10.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-14480?: CVE-2020-14480 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Factorytalk View Se, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-02-24.
How severe is CVE-2020-14480?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.