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01 Record

CVE-2020-7488

A CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information vulnerability exists which could leak sensitive information transmitted between the software and the Modicon M218, M241, M251, and M258

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: schneider
CNA base score7.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

02 Description

A CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information vulnerability exists which could leak sensitive information transmitted between the software and the Modicon M218, M241, M251, and M258

03 Exploitation and scoring

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
0.89% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 59.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.5 (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:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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.

04 Metadata

Published
2020-04-22 18:51Z6 YR AGO
Last updated
2026-05-28 20:29Z5 MO AGO
Reserved
2020-01-21
Assigning CNA
schneider
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 7.5)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
  • CWE-319Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive InformationBase
Data version
5.2
Document digest
d6cc2e87687429273def88b842741485e43b8e396f630698a4f3bb0f052423be

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
n/aEcoStruxure Machine Expert (all versions)SoMachine, SoMachine Motion (all versions)Modicon M218 Logic Controller (all versions)Modicon M241 Logic Controller (all versions)Modicon M251 Logic Controller (all versions)Modicon M258 Logic Controller (all versions)EcoStruxure Machine Expert (all versions)SoMachine, SoMachine Motion (all versions)Modicon M218 Logic Controller (all versions)Modicon M241 Logic Controller (all versions)Modicon M251 Logic Controller (all versions)Modicon M258 Logic Controller (all versions)—

06 References