CVE-2020-6085
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.043 · 91 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists in the ENIP Request Path Logical Segment functionality of Allen-Bradley Flex IO 1794-AENT/B 4.003. A specially crafted network request can cause a loss of communications with the device resulting in denial-of-service. An attacker can send a malicious packet to trigger this vulnerability by sending an Electronic Key Segment with less than 0x18 bytes following the Key Format field.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.
- Mitigation1794-AENT Flex I/O Series Bcisa_csaf_ot
Rockwell Automation recommends affected users ensure they are employing proper network segmentation and security controls when implementing the affected product.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.8
weaknesses
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affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- rockwellautomation flex i/o 1794-aent= 4.003nvdUScpe:2.3:o:rockwellautomation:flex_i\/o_1794-aent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- ICSA-20-294-01Rockwell Automation 1794-AENT Flex I/O Series B2020-10-20icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could crash the device being accessed, resulting in a buffer overflow condition that may allow remote code execution.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6085cnnvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1006cnnvd
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-294-01cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.3622/cnnvd
- https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us.htmlPatchcnnvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1006enisa_euvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1006ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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