THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2020-16207
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2020-16207

Webaccess\/Hmi Designer vulnerability

CVSS
7.8
EPSS
3.7%
EPSS pct
89th
Exploited
No known
Advantech WebAccess HMI Designer, Versions 2.1.9.31 and prior. Multiple heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities may be exploited by opening specially crafted project files that may overflow the heap, which may allow remote code execution, disclosure/modification of information, or cause the application to crash.
Affected vendor
Advantech
Affected product
Webaccess\/Hmi Designer
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2020-08-06

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 89% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2020-16207

  • Confirm whether Advantech Webaccess\/Hmi Designer is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2020-16207.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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