CSV Formula Injection possible due to improper fields escaping in GateManager

published 2021-02-16 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-21405

cvss: 3.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 46%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output from CSV Report Generator of Secomea GateManager allows an authenticated administrator to generate a CSV file that may run arbitrary commands on a victim's computer when opened in a spreadsheet program (like Excel). This issue affects: Secomea GateManager all versions prior to 9.3.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Secomea GateManager 9.3

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Exploit prediction

0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	3.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	3.1	3.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.9	AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

Affected products

Secomea GateManager

Classification

Weakness

CWE-116 Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

References

secomea.com /support/cybersecurity-advisory/
vendor-advisory
secomea.com /support/cybersecurity-advisory/#2418
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-29023
NVD CVE-2020-29023

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