CVE-2020-6998

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

3.16% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 87.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.6 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2022-07-27 20:18Z4 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-04-17 15:51Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2020-01-14

Assigning CNA

icscert

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L

Weaknesses

• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

7c455315c81a1bf5019c3125d06b6d7b883b89ed48ec53dd4d9857f2bf1f9817

• www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-061-02x_refsource_CONFIRM
• rockwellautomation.custhelp.comhttps://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1130398x_refsource_CONFIRM