CVE-2020-10245

Exp

CODESYS V3 web server before 3.5.15.40, as used in CODESYS Control runtime systems, has a buffer overflow.

Published: 2020-03-26 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-10245 is rated High Exploit Risk (84/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.46%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.05% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2020-10245

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-10245

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.41% 2.46% +1.05%
2 2026-05-12 1.05% 1.41% +0.36%
3 2026-04-13 1.05%

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-10245

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-10245

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-10245

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
codesys control_for_beaglebone < 3.5.15.40 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_for_beaglebone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codesys control_for_empc-a\/imx6 < 3.5.15.40 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_for_empc-a\/imx6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codesys control_for_iot2000 < 3.5.15.40 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_for_iot2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codesys control_for_linux < 3.5.15.40 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_for_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codesys control_for_pfc100 < 3.5.15.40 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_for_pfc100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codesys control_for_pfc200 < 3.5.15.40 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_for_pfc200:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codesys control_for_plcnext < 3.5.15.40 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_for_plcnext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codesys control_for_raspberry_pi < 3.5.15.40 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_for_raspberry_pi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codesys control_rte >= 3.5.8.60, < 3.5.15.40 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_rte:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codesys control_rte >= 3.5.8.60, < 3.5.15.40 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_rte:*:*:*:*:*:beckhoff_cx:*:*
codesys control_runtime_system_toolkit >= 3.0, < 3.5.15.40 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_runtime_system_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codesys control_win >= 3.5.9.80, < 3.5.15.40 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_win:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codesys embedded_target_visu_toolkit >= 3.0, < 3.5.15.40 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:embedded_target_visu_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codesys hmi >= 3.5.10.0, < 3.5.15.40 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:hmi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codesys remote_target_visu_toolkit >= 3.0, < 3.5.15.40 cpe:2.3:a:codesys:remote_target_visu_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-10245

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