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CVE-2020-7565 json

A CWE-326: Inadequate Encryption Strength vulnerability exists in Modicon M221 (all references, all versions) that could allow the attacker…

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-28690

cvss
7.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 22%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A CWE-326: Inadequate Encryption Strength vulnerability exists in Modicon M221 (all references, all versions) that could allow the attacker to break the encryption key when the attacker has captured the traffic between EcoStruxure Machine - Basic software and Modicon M221 controller.

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

cisa ICSA-20-343-04 updated cvss 7.1

Schneider Electric Modicon M221 Programmable Logic Controller

  • Schneider Electric Software, LLC Modicon M221
    affected: vendor fix, mitigation “Set up network segmentation and implement a firewall to block all unauthorized access to Port 502/TCP.” se.com

From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
5mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CNA 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • n/a Modicon M221, all references, all versions

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

Sources

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