Vulnerability · Published Jan 25, 2021 · Assigned by schneider

CVE-2020-28221

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity improper input validation in EcoStruxure™ Operator Terminal Expert 3.1 Service Pack 1A and prior running on Harmony HMIs HMIST6 Series, HMIG3U in HMIGTU Series, HMISTO Series and Pro-face BLUE 3.1 Service Pack 1A and prior runnin. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.1% (higher than 82% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.1%top 17.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A CWE-20: Improper Input Validation vulnerability exists in EcoStruxure™ Operator Terminal Expert and Pro-face BLUE (version details in the notification) that could cause arbitrary code execution when the Ethernet Download feature is enable on the HMI.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a EcoStruxure™ Operator Terminal Expert 3.1 Service Pack 1A and prior running on Harmony HMIs HMIST6 Series, HMIG3U in HMIGTU Series, HMISTO Series and Pro-face BLUE 3.1 Service Pack 1A and prior running on Pro-face HMIs: ST6000 Series, SP-5B41 in SP5000 Series, GP4100 Series EcoStruxure™ Operator Terminal Expert 3.1 Service Pack 1A and prior running on Harmony HMIs HMIST6 Series, HMIG3U in HMIGTU Series, HMISTO Series and Pro-face BLUE 3.1 Service Pack 1A and prior running on Pro-face HMIs: ST6000 Series, SP-5B41 in SP5000 Series, GP4100 Series

Weakness: CWE-20

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