ProficySCADA for iOS 5.0.25920 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by manipulating the password input field. Attackers can overwrite the password field with 257 bytes of repeated characters to trigger an application crash and prevent successful authentication.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Active

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions
GE Intelligent Platforms, Inc. ProficySCADA for iOS affected
Version Status Constraints
5.0.25920 affected —

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://download.cnet.com/proficyscada/3000-2064_4-75728256.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48236 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/proficyscada-for-ios-password-denial-of-service cve-icon cve-icon
History

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Description ProficySCADA for iOS 5.0.25920 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by manipulating the password input field. Attackers can overwrite the password field with 257 bytes of repeated characters to trigger an application crash and prevent successful authentication.
Title ProficySCADA for iOS 5.0.25920 - 'Password' Denial of Service
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-05T17:41:58.208Z

Reserved: 2026-02-03T16:27:45.308Z

Link: CVE-2020-37143

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Updated: 2026-02-05T17:41:51.123Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-02-05T17:16:09.863

Modified: 2026-02-05T20:47:37.777

Link: CVE-2020-37143

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