CVE-2020-12518

low-risk
Published 2020-12-17

On Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control Devices versions before 2021.0 LTS an attacker can use the knowledge gained by reading the insufficiently protected sensitive information to plan further attacks.

Do I need to act?

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0.19% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Plcnext Firmware

Affected Vendors

Phoenixcontact

References (2)

Third Party Advisory https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2020-049
Third Party Advisory https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2020-049
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal