CVE-2020-14478

mediumpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.003 · 27 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.34% (27th) EPSS

CVSS 5.6 · medium

Is it mine?

4 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cisa_csaf_ot · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A local, authenticated attacker could use an XML External Entity (XXE) attack to exploit weakly configured XML files to access local or remote content. A successful exploit could potentially cause a denial-of-service condition and allow the attacker to arbitrarily read any local file via system-level services.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedFactoryTalk Services Platformcisa_csaf_ot
Affected users are encouraged to use Rockwell Automation Knowledgebase article 25612 to determine if FactoryTalk Services Platform is installed.
https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/25612
MitigationFactoryTalk Services Platformcisa_csaf_ot
For more information please see Rockwell Automation Knowledgebase article 1092746
https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1092746

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.4

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.6–8.4

v2.05.6mediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 7.8

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.2

v3.08.4highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:Hsecondary · CISA US

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.2

v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-611USprimaryCWE-611US

affected products (4)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

FactoryTalk Services Platform: Versions 6.11.00 and earlierall versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform≤ 6.11.00cisa_csaf_otUS
Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform≤ unspecified ≤6.11.00enisa_euvdEU
rockwellautomation factorytalk services platform≤ 6.11.00nvdUScpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:factorytalk_services_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

ICSA-20-177-02Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Services Platform XXE2020-06-25icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a denial-of-service condition and to the arbitrary reading of any local file via system level services.

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cisa_csaf_ot nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2022-02-24modified 2026-06-17

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references (6)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2020-14478/cnnvd
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-20-177-02 cnnvd
https://www.rockwellautomation.com/Patchcnnvd
https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-177-02 cnnvd
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-20-177-02 enisa_euvd
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-20-177-02MitigationThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resourcenvd

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