What is CVE-2020-6974?

CVE-2020-6974 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Honeywell Notifier Webserver, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-04-07.

How severe is CVE-2020-6974?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Honeywell Notifier Webserver

CVE-2020-6974

Honeywell Notifier Web Server (NWS) Version 3.50 is vulnerable to a path traversal attack, which allows an attacker to bypass access to restricted directories. Honeywell has released a firmware update to address the problem.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.019 (77.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Honeywell Notifier_webserver
N/a Honeywell Notifier Web Server (Nws) — versions Version 3.50 and earlier

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-6974?: CVE-2020-6974 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Honeywell Notifier Webserver, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2020-6974?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.