What is CVE-2020-6971?

CVE-2020-6971 is a high-severity vulnerability in Emerson Valvelink, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-03-05.

How severe is CVE-2020-6971?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Emerson Valvelink

CVE-2020-6971

In Emerson ValveLink v12.0.264 to v13.4.118, a vulnerability in the ValveLink software may allow a local, unprivileged, trusted insider to escalate privileges due to insecure configuration parameters.

Published 2020-03-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Emerson Valvelink
Emerson Valvelink — versions v12.0.264 to v13.4.118

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-063-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-6971?: CVE-2020-6971 is a high-severity vulnerability in Emerson Valvelink, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-03-05.
How severe is CVE-2020-6971?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.