CVE-2020-14480 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Due to usernames/passwords being stored in plaintext in Random Access Memory (RAM), a local, authenticated attacker could gain access to certain credentials, including Windows Logon credentials.

Published: 2022-02-24

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Rockwell Automation

FactoryTalk View SE

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	≤ 9.0
`10.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:factorytalk_view:::::se:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:factorytalk_view:10.0::::se:::

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-6616	Due to usernames/passwords being stored in plaintext in Random Access Memory (RAM), a local, authenticated attacker could gain access to certain credentials, including Windows Logon credentials.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00025.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-20-177-03

History

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Rockwellautomation Factorytalk View

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published: 2022-02-24T18:27:14.889Z

Updated: 2025-04-17T18:47:48.674Z

Reserved: 2020-06-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-14480

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T12:46:34.603Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-02-24T19:15:08.807

Modified: 2025-04-17T19:15:50.073

Link: CVE-2020-14480

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-312

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