What is CVE-2020-37143?

CVE-2020-37143 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ge Intelligent Platforms, Inc. Proficyscada For iOS, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-02-05.

How severe is CVE-2020-37143?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Ge Intelligent Platforms, Inc. Proficyscada For iOS

CVE-2020-37143

ProficySCADA for iOS 5.0.25920 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by manipulating the password input field. Attackers can overwrite the password field with 257 bytes of repeated characters to trigger an application crash and prevent successful authentication.

EPSS: 0.003 (26.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ge Intelligent Platforms, Inc. Proficyscada For Ios — versions 5.0.25920

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (exploit)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (product)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-37143?: CVE-2020-37143 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ge Intelligent Platforms, Inc. Proficyscada For iOS, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-02-05.
How severe is CVE-2020-37143?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.