CVE-2020-7052 [Medium] | Denial of Service in Control For Beaglebone

CVE-2020-7052 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.59%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-02-18	0.76%	0.59%	-0.16%
2	2025-07-19	0.99%	0.76%	-0.24%
3	2025-03-30	—	0.99%	—

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2026-02-18

0.76%

0.59%

-0.16%

2025-07-19

0.99%

0.76%

-0.24%

2025-03-30

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Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
6.5	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. 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:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	2.8	3.6	[email protected]
4.0	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P` 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:S) A single authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:N) No confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:N) No integrity impact. Availability impact (A:P) Partial availability impact.	8.0	2.9	[email protected]

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6.5

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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:N): Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

2.8

3.6

[email protected]

4.0

2.0

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P 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:S): A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N): No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N): No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P): Partial availability impact.

8.0

2.9

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-7052

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
codesys	control_for_beaglebone	< 3.5.15.30	cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_for_beaglebone::::::::
codesys	control_for_empc-a\/imx6	< 3.5.15.30	cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_for_empc-a\/imx6::::::::
codesys	control_for_iot2000	< 3.5.15.30	cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_for_iot2000::::::::
codesys	control_for_linux	< 3.5.15.30	cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_for_linux::::::::
codesys	control_for_pfc100	< 3.5.15.30	cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_for_pfc100::::::::
codesys	control_for_pfc200	< 3.5.15.30	cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_for_pfc200::::::::
codesys	control_for_plcnext	< 3.5.15.30	cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_for_plcnext::::::::
codesys	control_for_raspberry_pi	< 3.5.15.30	cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_for_raspberry_pi::::::::
codesys	control_rte	>= 3.5.8.60, < 3.5.15.30	cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_rte::::::::
codesys	control_rte	>= 3.5.8.60, < 3.5.15.30	cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_rte::::::beckhoff_cx::*
codesys	control_runtime_system_toolkit	>= 3.0, < 3.5.15.30	cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_runtime_system_toolkit::::::::
codesys	control_win	>= 3.5.9.80, < 3.5.15.30	cpe:2.3:a:codesys:control_win::::::::
codesys	gateway	>= 3.5.15.10, < 3.5.15.30	cpe:2.3:a:codesys:gateway::::::::
codesys	hmi	>= 3.5.10.0, < 3.5.15.30	cpe:2.3:a:codesys:hmi::::::::
codesys	safety_sil2	>= 3.0, < 3.5.15.30	cpe:2.3:a:codesys:safety_sil2::::::::
codesys	simulation_runtime	>= 3.5.9.40, < 3.5.15.30	cpe:2.3:a:codesys:simulation_runtime::::::::

References for CVE-2020-7052

URL	Tags
https://customers.codesys.com/index.php?eID=dumpFile&t=f&f=12977&token=33f948eed0c2fd69d238d9515779be337ef7592d&download=	Vendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-04	Exploit Third Party Advisory

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2020-7052

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-7052

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References for CVE-2020-7052