CVE-2020-8809
mediumpriority · track · 42OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.012 · 68 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
Gurux GXDLMS Director prior to 8.5.1905.1301 downloads updates to add-ins and OBIS code over an unencrypted HTTP connection. A man-in-the-middle attacker can prompt the user to download updates by modifying the contents of gurux.fi/obis/files.xml and gurux.fi/updates/updates.xml. Then, the attacker can modify the contents of downloaded files. In the case of add-ins (if the user is using those), this will lead to code execution. In case of OBIS codes (which the user is always using as they are needed to communicate with the energy meters), this can lead to code execution when combined with CVE-2020-8810.
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 · 6.8–8.1
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- seqred-s-a/gxdlmsdirector-cveCVE-2020-8809 and CVE-2020-8810PoC · poc_in_github
affected products (2)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- gurux device language message specification director< 8.5.1905.1301nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gurux:device_language_message_specification_director:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/seqred-s-a/gxdlmsdirector-cvecnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8809cnnvd
- https://seqred.pl/en/cve-gurux-gxdlms-director/cnnvd
- https://www.gurux.fi/Patchcnnvd
- https://github.com/seqred-s-a/gxdlmsdirector-cveenisa_euvd
- https://seqred.pl/en/cve-gurux-gxdlms-director/enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/seqred-s-a/gxdlmsdirector-cveExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://seqred.pl/en/cve-gurux-gxdlms-director/ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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