CVE-2020-6999
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.010 · 62 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
In Moxa EDS-G516E Series firmware, Version 5.2 or lower, some of the parameters in the setting pages do not ensure text is the correct size for its buffer.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.
- MitigationEDS-510E Series firmwarecisa_csaf_ot
Enable HTTPS from the “Management Interface” setting.
- MitigationEDS-G516E Series firmwarecisa_csaf_ot
Enable HTTPS from the “Management Interface” setting.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (6)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- n/a Moxa EDS-G516E Series firmware, Version 5.2 or lower≤ Moxa EDS-G516E Series firmware, Version 5.2 or lowerenisa_euvdEU
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- ICSA-20-056-04Moxa EDS-G516E and EDS-510E Series Ethernet Switches2020-02-25icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could crash the device, execute arbitrary code, and allow access to sensitive information.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/47464cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6999cnnvd
- https://www.moxa.com/Patchcnnvd
- https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-056-04cnnvd
- https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-056-04enisa_euvd
- https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-056-04PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resourcenvd
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