Auth bypass in Schneider-Electric 140cpu65150

CVE-2020-7540

A CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability exists in the Web Server on Modicon M340, Legacy Offers Modicon Quantum and Modicon Premium and associated Communication Modules (see security notification for affected versions), that could cause unauthenticated command execution in the controller when sending special HTTP requests.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.023 (82.8th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-7540: held from 0.022 to 0.023.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.023 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7540?
CVE-2020-7540 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Schneider-Electric 140cpu65150, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-12-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-7540?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.