CVE-2020-25176 CRITICAL

CVE-2020-25176: Rockwell Automation ISaGRAF5 Runtime Relative Path Traversal

Vendor Rockwell Automation
Product ISaGRAF Runtime
Weakness CWE-23
Published March 18, 2022
Last update April 16, 2025

CVSS base score

9.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Some commands used by the Rockwell Automation ISaGRAF Runtime Versions 4.x and 5.x eXchange Layer (IXL) protocol perform various file operations in the file system. Since the parameter pointing to the file name is not checked for reserved characters, it is possible for a remote, unauthenticated attacker to traverse an application’s directory, which could lead to remote code execution.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 18, 2022 CVE published
April 16, 2025 Record updated