{"id":"CVE-2020-6656","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-6656","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T01:51:41.022Z","title":"Eaton's easySoft software v7.xx prior to v7.22 are susceptible to file parsing type confusion remote code execution vulnerability.","description":"Eaton's easySoft software v7.xx prior to v7.22 are susceptible to file parsing type confusion remote code execution vulnerability. A malicious entity can execute a malicious code or make the application crash by tricking user upload a malformed .E70 file in the application. The vulnerability arises due to improper validation of user data supplied through E70 file which is causing Type Confusion.","published":"2021-01-07T18:15:14.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:23:44.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"CybersecurityCOE@eaton.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-20","CWE-843"],"affected":["eaton/easysoft"],"epss":{"score":0.02823,"percentile":0.86489,"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 (2.82%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-007-03","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"CybersecurityCOE@eaton.com"},{"url":"https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/easySoft-eaton-vulnerability-advisory.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"CybersecurityCOE@eaton.com"},{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1441/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"CybersecurityCOE@eaton.com"},{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1442/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"CybersecurityCOE@eaton.com"},{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1444/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"CybersecurityCOE@eaton.com"},{"url":"https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-007-03","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/easySoft-eaton-vulnerability-advisory.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1441/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1442/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1444/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6656","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."}