{"id":"CVE-2020-7489","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-7489","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T21:18:26.873Z","title":"A CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') vulnerability exists on EcoStruxure Machine Expert – Basic or SoMachine Basic programming software (versions in security notification).","description":"A CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') vulnerability exists on EcoStruxure Machine Expert – Basic or SoMachine Basic programming software (versions in security notification). The result of this vulnerability, DLL substitution, could allow the transference of malicious code to the controller.","published":"2020-04-22T19:15:12.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:24:53.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cybersecurity@se.com","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-74"],"affected":["schneider-electric/ecostruxure machine expert","schneider-electric/somachine basic","schneider-electric/modicon m100 firmware","schneider-electric/modicon m200 firmware","schneider-electric/modicon m221 firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.01627,"percentile":0.75998,"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 (1.63%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://www.se.com/ww/en/download/document/SEVD-2020-105-01","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cybersecurity@se.com"},{"url":"https://www.se.com/ww/en/download/document/SEVD-2020-105-01","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7489","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."}