Vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess\/hmi Designer
CVE-2020-16229
Advantech WebAccess HMI Designer, Versions 2.1.9.31 and prior. Processing specially crafted project files lacking proper validation of user supplied data may cause a type confusion condition, which may allow remote code execution, disclosure/modification of information, or cause the application to crash.
EPSS: 0.029 (85.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Advantech Webaccess\/hmi_designer
- N/a Advantech Webaccess Hmi Designer — versions Versions 2.1.9.31 and prior
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-16229?
- CVE-2020-16229 is a high-severity vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess\/hmi Designer, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-08-06.
- How severe is CVE-2020-16229?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-16229 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.