{"id":"CVE-2020-25176","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-25176","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:22:23.349Z","title":"Since the parameter pointing to the file name is not checked for reserved characters, it is possible for a remote, unauthenticated attacker to traverse an application’s directory, which could lead to remote code execution.","description":"Some commands used by the Rockwell Automation ISaGRAF Runtime Versions 4.x and 5.x eXchange Layer (IXL) protocol perform various file operations in the file system. Since the parameter pointing to the file name is not checked for reserved characters, it is possible for a remote, unauthenticated attacker to traverse an application’s directory, which could lead to remote code execution.","published":"2022-03-18T18:15:09.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:06:31.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-23","CWE-22"],"affected":["schneider-electric/easergy t300 firmware","schneider-electric/easergy c5 firmware","schneider-electric/micom c264 firmware","schneider-electric/pacis gtw firmware","schneider-electric/saitel dp firmware","schneider-electric/epas gtw firmware","schneider-electric/saitel dr firmware","schneider-electric/scd2200 firmware","rockwellautomation/aadvance controller","rockwellautomation/isagraf free runtime","rockwellautomation/isagraf runtime","rockwellautomation/micro810 firmware","rockwellautomation/micro820 firmware","rockwellautomation/micro830 firmware","rockwellautomation/micro850 firmware","rockwellautomation/micro870 firmware","xylem/multismart firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.06421,"percentile":0.93653,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2021-159-04","tags":["Mitigation","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov"},{"url":"https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1131699","tags":["Permissions Required"],"source":"ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-20-280-01","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov"},{"url":"https://www.xylem.com/siteassets/about-xylem/cybersecurity/advisories/xylem-multismart-rockwell-isagraf.pdf","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov"},{"url":"https://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2021-159-04","tags":["Mitigation","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1131699","tags":["Permissions Required"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-20-280-01","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.xylem.com/siteassets/about-xylem/cybersecurity/advisories/xylem-multismart-rockwell-isagraf.pdf","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25176","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}