Open Redirect in Schneider-Electric Software Update Utility

CVE-2020-7520

A CWE-601: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability exists in Schneider Electric Software Update (SESU), V2.4.0 and prior, which could cause execution of malicious code on the victim's machine. In order to exploit this vulnerability, an attacker requires privileged access on the engineering workstation to modify a Windows registry key which would divert all traffic updates to go through a server in the attacker's possession. A man-in-the-middle attack is then used to complete the exploit.

Vulnerability class: Open Redirect

EPSS: 0.009 (57.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7520?
CVE-2020-7520 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Schneider-Electric Software Update Utility, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2020-07-23.
How severe is CVE-2020-7520?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.