CVE-2020-14501
Advantech iView, versions 5.6 and prior, has an improper authentication for critical function (CWE-306) issue.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.70%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Advantech iView, versions 5.6 and prior, has an improper authentication for critical function (CWE-306) issue. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to obtain the information of the user table, including the administrator credentials in plain text. An attacker may also delete the administrator account.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.70% probability · 77th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-306
- Affected
- advantech/iview
- Source
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
EPSS 1.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-196-01Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-859/Third Party Advisory
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-196-01Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-859/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.