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Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

CVE-2021-20599

Severity High
Score 7.5/10

Summary

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive InformationCleartext transmission of sensitive information vulnerability in MELSEC iQ-R series Safety CPU R08/16/32/120SFCPU firmware versions "26" and prior and MELSEC iQ-R series SIL2 Process CPU R08/16/32/120PSFCPU firmware versions "11" and prior allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to login to a target CPU module by obtaining credentials other than password.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-319 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

The software transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published