CVE-2020-16235 LOW

CVE-2020-16235: Emerson OpenEnterprise - Inadequate Encryption Strength

Vendor Emerson

Product Open Enterprise

Weakness CWE-326 · Weak encryption

Published May 19, 2022

Last update April 16, 2025

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CVSS base score

3.8/10

Attack vector Local

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Inadequate encryption may allow the credentials used by Emerson OpenEnterprise, up through version 3.3.5, to access field devices and external systems to be obtained.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 19, 2022 CVE published

April 16, 2025 Record updated

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16235 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/326.html

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CVE-2020-16235: Emerson OpenEnterprise - Inadequate Encryption Strength

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