Is CVE-2020-7479 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-7479 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-7479?

CVE-2020-7479 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-7479?

CVE-2020-7479 has an EPSS score of 0.51% (40th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-7479?

Upgrade interactive graphical scada system to 14.0.0.20009 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-7479

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability exists in IGSS (Versions 14 and prior using the service: IGSSupdate), which could allow a local user to execute processes that otherwise require escalation privileges when sending local network commands to the IGSS Update Service.

CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function

How to fix

Remediation Available

interactive graphical scada systemNVD

Affected:>= 14.0, < 14.0.0.20009Fixed in:14.0.0.20009CVE-2020-7479derived 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 ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.51%probability of exploitation in 30 days

40thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 40% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

se.com

Third-Party Advisory1

zerodayinitiative.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-10271	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-42793	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-3248	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-1388	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-37415	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-21839	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-

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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.