Is CVE-2020-6656 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-6656 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-6656?

CVE-2020-6656 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-6656?

CVE-2020-6656 has an EPSS score of 2.71% (84th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-6656?

Upgrade easysoft to 7.20 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-6656

MEDIUMEPSS 84th pctl

5.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Eaton's easySoft software v7.xx prior to v7.22 are susceptible to file parsing type confusion remote code execution vulnerability. A malicious entity can execute a malicious code or make the application crash by tricking user upload a malformed .E70 file in the application. The vulnerability arises due to improper validation of user data supplied through E70 file which is causing Type Confusion.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation CWE-843Type Confusion

How to fix

Remediation Available

easysoftNVD

Affected:>= 7.00, < 7.20Fixed in:7.20CVE-2020-6656derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.71%probability of exploitation in 30 days

84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

eaton.com

Third-Party Advisory4

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-7600	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-3452	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.