CVE-2020-6655
mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.028 · 86 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The Eaton's easySoft software v7.xx prior to v7.22 are susceptible to Out-of-bounds remote code execution vulnerability. A malicious entity can execute a malicious code or make the application crash by tricking user to upload the malformed .E70 file in the application. The vulnerability arises due to improper validation and parsing of the E70 file content by the application.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.
- MitigationeasySoftcisa_csaf_ot
Eaton recommends those affected by the report vulnerabilities use only .E70 files created from a fully trusted source.
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 · 5.8–7.8
weaknesses
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affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- ICSA-21-007-03Eaton EASYsoft (Update A)2021-01-07icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow a local attacker to modify or crash the program.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (11)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6655cnnvd
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-007-03cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.0078/cnnvd
- https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/easySoft-eaton-vulnerability-advisory.pdfcnnvd
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1443/cnnvd
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-007-03enisa_euvd
- https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/easySoft-eaton-vulnerability-advisory.pdfenisa_euvd
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1443/enisa_euvd
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