What is CVE-2020-16235?

CVE-2020-16235 is a low-severity vulnerability in Emerson Open Enterprise, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 3.8/10. Published 2022-05-19.

How severe is CVE-2020-16235?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Emerson Open Enterprise

CVE-2020-16235

Inadequate encryption may allow the credentials used by Emerson OpenEnterprise, up through version 3.3.5, to access field devices and external systems to be obtained.

Published 2022-05-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.8 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (0.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 0.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Emerson Open Enterprise — versions All
Emerson Openenterprise Scada Server

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-326 — Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-20-238-02 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-16235?: CVE-2020-16235 is a low-severity vulnerability in Emerson Open Enterprise, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 3.8/10. Published 2022-05-19.
How severe is CVE-2020-16235?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.8 out of 10.